QUESTION
A band in my local are that we collabed with briefly took a track of my band Beyond the Grove with my voice on 70% of the track and my band playing the song. In the UK the song is blowing up an has been on a popular TV show "Wartime" for the last 6 months. Now it has lead to a production Music video. The group only had a couple verses they added and now they are using our songs without our permission. What can I do? my voive is being used and my band and I feel powerless as they cash checks. :(
Asked on Apr 11th, 2011 on Intellectual Property - California
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A band in my local are that we collabed with briefly took a track of my band Beyond the Grove with my voice on 70% of the track and my band playing the song. In the UK the song is blowing up an has been on a popular TV show "Wartime" for the last 6 months. Now it has lead to a production Music video. The group only had a couple verses they added and now they are using our songs without our permission. What can I do? my voive is being used and my band and I feel powerless as they cash checks. :(
1 ANSWER
You need to contact a UK intellectual property lawyer since you may have a copyright claim for royalties. I assume that no written agreement exists governing ownership of the tracks or the copyright in the music.
Answered on Dec 07th, 2011 at 3:56 PM