Re: OT: for our planned festival - distribution channels regarding "call for performers", legal advice regarding ancillary copyright

[Rainer Straschill <moinsound@googlemail.com>]

Dennis,

thanks for your reply - but actually, you said what I was trying to
express myself:

"We could still use a CC license for the performance of work not
previously covered by a contract (unless you have an agreement with a
rights organization to whom you have signed over the COPYRIGHT of all
your performances past and future, which even in this day and age
people are still signing!)."

>From what I understand (and I'm no lawyer myself, as you may have
guessed), your contract with a performing rights organisation may not
include handing over your copyright, but may very well include handing
over the management of your performing rights, and that for all of
your works you create while that contract is running.

Which would mean that the organisation will charge a fee on any
distribution of your material with the possible exception of internet
transmission. Under that condition you could not publish anything
under by-nc-nd (or any other cc license) without violating that
contract.

            Rainer