Re: Used CDs

[\Doug Young aka \\\The Iceman\\\\]

No royalties are paid on either promo or record club material, the next largest
source of used cd's.

Iceman

Thomas Wodock wrote:

 I buy a lot of used CD's to check out about new artists... afraid to shell
 out the 14-17 bucks on someone I've just read about or the album cover looks
 like I would like what is on the disc. I would bet half of the CD's I buy
 that way are promo's. Who gets those royalties???
 Thom Wodock

Re: Used CDs

[Mike Hays]

From: "Doug Young aka \"The Iceman\""
No royalties are paid on either promo or record club material, the next
largest
source of used cd's.
The promo angle makes sense but "record club material"?  How can that be
when
they sell a substantial share of all the product?  I've never heard THAT
before.
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Re: Used CDs

[Bill Lavery]

Mike Hays wrote:
 
 From: "Doug Young aka \"The Iceman\""
 No royalties are paid on either promo or record club material, the next
 largest
 source of used cd's.
 The promo angle makes sense but "record club material"?  How can that be
 when
 they sell a substantial share of all the product?  I've never heard THAT
 before.

I believe that there are no royalties paid on the 'come on' offers, the
buy ten for the price of one.  Royalties paid for the rest.  Now I don't
know if it is at the same rate.

Bill Lavery

Re: Used CDs

[Lianne McNeil]

At 07:59 AM 1/15/99 -0600, Bill Lavery wrote:
I believe that there are no royalties paid on the 'come on' offers, the
buy ten for the price of one.  Royalties paid for the rest.  Now I don't
know if it is at the same rate.

I had hesitated to join a record club because I thought no royalties 
were paid.  But someone on rmcw who seemed knowledgeable told me that
royalties ARE paid on record club cds, though they are less than on
the ones sold in stores.

I just did a Deja News search to see if I could find that post, and
found some more current ones that spelled it out more thoroughly.
These posts were from the author of the CD Club FAQ; and in the FAQ
section about ethics:  http://www.blooberry.com/cdfaq/ethical.htm
he cites as his source:  Billboard Magazine ("Record Clubs: An Inside 
Look At An Evolving Enterprise", 30 March 1996.)

The FAQ also states:
"...generally an artist will receive no royalties for CDs sold as 
"free or bonus" selections and only one-half their normal royalty rate 
for CDs sold as full priced selections. (see Shemel, Syndey. "This 
Business of Music". 1990. 61)" 

Lianne

Re: Used CDs

[Tar Hut Records]

Who gets those royalties???

The used CD store gets the royalties. Yep



-Original Message-
From: Thomas Wodock [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: passenger side [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thursday, January 14, 1999 6:46 PM
Subject: RE: Used CDs


I buy a lot of used CD's to check out about new artists... afraid to shell
out the 14-17 bucks on someone I've just read about or the album cover
looks
like I would like what is on the disc. I would bet half of the CD's I buy
that way are promo's. Who gets those royalties???
Thom Wodock