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Obtaining Rights to Record & Publish Music at Your Synagogue
QUESTION: Our synagogue wants to make a recording of music we use on Shabbat; how do we go about doing this?
- MAKE A LIST OF WHAT MUSIC IS TO BE INCLUDED.
Title
Composer and Arranger (if applicable)
Name of publisher (usually at the bottom of a piece, or sometimes in the front or back matter)
Date of copyright © (same as above)
Name of collection/compilation music is taken from (if from a larger work like Gates of Song or The Complete Shireinu). Please include page numbers.
(please note: While TMP can provide occassional clarification regarding copyright ownership, we are not a research agency and cannot do extensive research work for you.)
- E-MAIL ENTIRE LIST OF MUSIC TO to jrodovsky@urj.org or fax 212.650.4119
Include name and contact information of institution
Number of copies of the recording to be made
Your request will be answered within two weeks.
- TMP WILL ISSUE YOU A MECHANICAL LICENSE
based on our review of your list.
A Mechanical License is a contract made between an institution or individual and the copyright holder (or designated licensing agent for same) whereby the limited rights to make an audio (not video) reproduction of a piece of music are granted.
- HOW IS THIS FEE DETERMINED?
Current statutory rate (the industry standard fee) is $0.0855 per song per recording.
EXAMPLE SCENARIO
Temple Beth-El requests a Mechanical License for:
Shalom Rav by Ben Steinberg
R’tzei by Stephen Richards
Avinu Malkeynu by Max Janowski
There will be 2000 copies made of the recording.
(3 songs) x ($0.0855) x (2000 copies) = 3 x $0.0855 x 2000 = $513.00
Please address any further questions to
Jayson Rodovsky, Project Editor
Transcontinental Music Publications
633 Third Ave
New York, NY 10017
jrodovsky@urj.org
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