| I receive lots of questions, but perhaps the most | | | | Exclusive rights grant the buyer full ownership of the |
| common pertains to the differences between leasing a | | | | beat they have purchased. |
| beat and buying exclusive rights to a beat. Hopefully | | | | Exclusive rights pricing is typically a lot steeper than |
| this post will clear some things up. | | | | lease pricing. This is because the producer will lose his |
| Leasing A Beat | | | | her rights to lease the beat Here are a few key points |
| When you buy a lease license to a beat, you are | | | | pertaining to buying exclusive rights to a beat: |
| basically "borrowing" it from the producer to serve as | | | | - After your purchase, the producer is to immediately |
| the instrumental for your song. | | | | remove the beat from the internet. No other artist may |
| You have the right to record your vocals to the beat. | | | | buy beats which were sold exclusively. |
| Once your song is recorded, you can then begin to | | | | - The producer will send you a contract which will |
| distribute it to the masses. | | | | legally grant you ownership rights to the instrumental. |
| The producer allows fora set number of profitable or | | | | - You should be sent tracked-out, separated WAV |
| nonprofitable copies of your song to be distributed. | | | | files to every sound in the instrument. This is so that |
| These can be typically be distributed via CD, DVD, | | | | the beat can be mixed perfectly with your vocals. |
| digital download (iTunes), or by any other physical or | | | | Some producers enable buyers of exclusive rights to |
| electronic transfer of the song. | | | | re-sell the beat if they would like to get rid of it. Please |
| A distribution is usually defined as any physical or | | | | ask the producer if this is allowed before you |
| electronic transfer of the song. This does not include | | | | purchase. |
| streaming video or audio (such as MySpace, YouTube, | | | | Conclusion |
| or Facebook), as these kinds of media do not actually | | | | The decision to lease a beat or purchase exclusive |
| transfer the song file to someone. The song is simply | | | | rights will ultimately come down to you. However, I |
| streamed, and there is no recipient of a file. | | | | would like to offer a quick word of advice: |
| When you buy a beat lease, you will usually need to | | | | I find that a lot of the time it is best to lease the beat |
| give the producer some kind of credit for producing | | | | first, and create your song. Gather feedback about |
| the beat. This can usually be done verbally on your | | | | your song and decide if it is worth purchasing full rights |
| song, or in a CD booklet or song description. | | | | to. If the song is doing very well and you think you |
| When leasing a beat, the producer retains full rights to | | | | would benefit from owning it, then go for it. |
| it, and may continue to lease it to other artists, until | | | | I hope this helped to clear some things up about the |
| someone purchases Exclusive Rights. | | | | differences between buying leases to beats and |
| Exclusive Rights To A Beat | | | | purchasing exclusive rights! |