The film finds its tongue (1929)

Record Details:

Title:
The film finds its tongue
Date:
1929
Publisher:
New York : G. P. Putnam’s Sons
Volume:
The film finds its tongue
Leaf #:
00020
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Motion Picture Technology
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 21, 2024
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6 THE FILM FINDS ITS TONGUE cleared the way for making individual contracts with the artists, there was the matter of getting the right to use copyrighted music. Virtually all music other than folk-songs is the property either of its composer or of some music publishing house, and is protected by law from use "for profit' ' without securing the permission of the owners. Any one who uses music for profit uses hundreds of compositions. So to save the mass of individual dealings that would be required, composers and publishers are banded together into an Association which has the power to grant a license to use the works of any of its members, to collect a flat royalty fee and to distribute it among the members. When Warners approached this association they learned they would have to pay a royalty of $2000 a week, $104,000 a year. There was nothing to do but sign a contract for this amount. No wonder the men of whom we speak were squirming in their seats that night. However, they could now negotiate with any important artist and use any important music in the world. Next to secure artists. Individual contracts