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You say your grandfather didn't get any money for his work at the time, so then he probably didn't sign a "work for hire" contract? If so, that might be in his favor if you cared to pursue it. I think the public domain laws in England have recently been revised so that they're not quite as...

I wonder how Amazon is still selling the Hank Williams' (and the other artists you mentioned) mp3s in the US? I purchased the two bootlegged LPs of my dad's (which included non-LP B-sides, no less!) from the US Amazon site but when I rose a stink and UMG got involved, they magically disappeared...

It's an issue of principle for me, not money. More people will be exposed to his music through my uploads to YouTube than all the music sites combined. I'd rather people hear his music for free there, than for anyone to make one cent off of it. My goal now is to get the rights to everything...

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Thanks very much, Richard (& Tony) I spoke with an entertainment lawyer by phone a couple of weeks ago, and he basically told me that I first need to get copies of whatever contracts/agreements they (UMG) have, and they won't want to give them to me. He said their copyrights may very well have...

Double post. Something weird going on here tonight...

Thanks. :) According to UMG, they have had frequent problems with "The Orchard" in the past. I don't understand how a company like that manages to stay in existence. I've found all the songs in question up on Google Music as well, so I informed UMG. UMG hasn't given me any royalty information...

Thanks very much. I've already sent a certified letter to UMG regarding the song on the CD compilation. Hopefully, I will hear something back from them soon. 11/18 UPDATE: I received some emails (finally) from Universal Music Group today. The 2 albums on iTunes were NOT licensed from them, and...

I did not know about iTunes! Thanks for the info.... I've sent an email to the Harry Fox Agency. I wonder who I should contact about iTunes? I went to the iTunes site and there doesn't seem to be any contact info directly related to iTunes....?

I don't know, that's something I've wondered about. Things don't go into public domain in the US for a very long time- the 1920's or earlier I think. Would something recorded in the mid-1960's be PD in the UK? Someone from AFTRA contacted me yesterday, requesting more info., and I'm sending a...

Yeah, YouTube doesn't bother me much- I've actually been planning on uploading some stuff myself. But selling ringtones, mp3s and CDs are a definite no-no.

:P That's ok! I should change that avatar anyway. Right now I'm trying to figure out how one of his songs called "The Truth Hurts" (recorded in 1965) got on a 2003 CD compilation called "Midnight Cryin' Time". I had never heard of the song before, but my Mom recognized the title instantly, and...

Yes, I sent them an email this morning, but I guess I won't hear anything back till next week. Just wracking my brain trying to think of who else I should contact. The album I saw online (which even shows the LP cover!) was recorded for MGM. But, that was many years ago and I don't know if they...

My Father was a recording artist (singer) from the 1950's until his death in 1976. His name was Dick Roman. I did an internet search of his name last night, and to my horror, I discovered that his songs are being sold as mp3s and ringtones! I also saw a British (I think) CD compilation that...