There have been quite a few court cases recently with people being sued for royalties.
As reggae is riddim based do the original composers of the riddim get a cut each time a song is released based on their original riddim?
Royalties
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Re: Royalties
coxsone neva vex when him riddim get relick because anytime a riddim get a new lick coxsone is selling nuff originals.
i used to work in a record shop and as soon people get to know theres an older version to the one they hear they always wanna hear the old one sameway
i used to work in a record shop and as soon people get to know theres an older version to the one they hear they always wanna hear the old one sameway
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donstrumental
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Re: Royalties
Coxsone started seeking royalties for his riddims in the 90's,producers started putting c s dodd on the labels as co writer