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July 3rd, 2008
Releasing an old TV series on DVD often means renegotiating music rights. At www.royaltyfreemusic.com , we're often asked to provide a more affordable alternative to obtaining mechanical rights to EVERY hit song used in EVERY original scene. Replacing rights-managed music with tracks from our comprehensive catalog of royalty free music is an easy and inexpensive way to avoid licensing issues when releasing a TV series from the past on DVD.
Why do I need to replace the original music?
The answer to this question can be found in the contract for the TV series. Legal documents for TV series that were produced more than 10 to 15 years ago often did not address future releases in new formats such as DVDs. Because of this omission, the use of production music in a TV series is restricted to the original television broadcast format only. It is therefore necessary to renegotiate the right to use music when releasing the TV series in any other format. Renegotiating music rights can be a costly and time consuming process. In order to renegotiate music rights, you must contact the copyright holders for each and every song featured in the series. After the copyright holders are notified about the intended usage of the music, they will issue a contract in exchange for an agreed upon licensing fee. These licensing fees can be steep: it could cost upwards of $10,000 to $40,000 per track to use original music from a TV series in a DVD release. Suppose, in addition to the title theme , the average TV series includes four songs per episode. Multiply that by an average of twenty shows per season for an average of four seasons and you get 320 songs. At $10,000 per track, music licensing fees for a four season TV series could amount to a whopping $3,200,000. It's no wonder that some or all of the music from many of your favorite TV series is changed when the series are released on DVD. To save money, more and more companies are opting to replace the original music from TV series with new music instead of renegotiating rights.
What are the advantages of using music from Royaltyfreemusic.com in an old TV series released on DVD?
Royaltyfreemusic.com offers companies a cost-effective alternative to renegotiating music rights when releasing an old TV series on DVD. Royaltyfreemusic.com gives customers the option to purchase royalty free music by individual tracks, complete albums, or through monthly or yearly subscription services. Individual tracks, starting at $39.95, are the perfect solution for replacing a few songs from a TV series. Complete albums, priced from $99.95, are also an affordable substitute for original music for small scale projects. Monthly and yearly subscriptions allow customers to purchase a variety of different songs to fit a wide range of scenes and episodes for a lower per-track price.
In addition to cost benefits, royaltyfreemusic.com also saves time for customers who are rereleasing an old TV series on DVD. It could take several months to obtain licenses for the original music featured in a TV series. With royaltyfreemusic.com, a license and high-quality royalty free music are only a few minutes and a click of a mouse away. Royaltyfreemusic.com customers can immediately download stock music or have a disc shipped directly to their home or office.
Contracts for rights-managed music are only valid for a specified period of time. After the contract period has ended, companies must relicense the music from copyright holders. When customers purchase music from royaltyfreemusic.com's extensive royalty free music library , they are granted a license to use the music in virtually any way in perpetuity. What does this mean? Royaltyfreemusic.com customers are free to use music that they purchase in DVD releases of an old TV series, films, corporate presentations, newscasts, documentaries, and a variety of other projects for a lifetime. Unlike rights-managed music, with royalty free music, you never have to worry about future licensing issues.
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