Follow Ups:Category: General Interest
From: jls (John Lawrence)
To: dyinglyrics (Nikki Kendall)
Date Posted: July 27, 2006 at 21:45:32
Subject: Re: The Lyrics your looking for
Reference: The Lyrics your looking for
Just curious Nikki. Do you give up ownership of your lyrics after being paid or do you expect future royalties if the song becomes successful?I think a 50/50 relationship between a lyricist and composer is an equitable formula. That is to say, both the lyricist and the composer own the song jointly and will collect on the success of the song on a 50/50 basis.
If however the lyricist wants to sell his/her lyrics outright, then the composer should be the soul beneficiary of any future success of the song. Otherwise, the lyricist wants to have his/her cake and eat it too.