The short answer: This is the license you need to release and distribute an audio-only cover song. If you were sent here by a digital distributor, CD duplicator, or vinyl pressing plant to get a li...
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Anytime you are releasing and distributing a cover of a song that you didn't write, you need to obtain a mechanical license.This includes releasing covers on physical formats (CD, vinyl, cassette),...
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With an ASL Mechanical Licensing Certificate, you have proof that you hired us to obtain a compulsory mechanical license on your behalf.
A compulsory mechanical license gives you permission to reco...
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For physical formats, you need to pay royalties for the amount of CDs/tapes/vinyl that you are manufacturing. Example: If you’re manufacturing 500 CDs, you will need to pay royalties for 500 copies...
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An ASL Mechanical Licensing Certificate will be e-mailed to you, stating that we have followed all of the compulsory mechanical licensing provisions as outlined in the Copyright Act Section 115 as ...
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Our Mechanical Licensing Certificate is sent to the email that you signed up with on our site within 2 business days of payment, and sometimes even sooner.
If you found all of the songs in your pr...
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When you license your cover songs through us, you receive a Mechanical Licensing Certificate that is good for the quantity that you licensed. Example: If you licensed 500 CDs, then the license is g...
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If you sell out of the quantity that you paid royalties for, you can re-order with ease by contacting ASL Support. We give a 50% fee discount if there hasn’t been any changes to who owns the rights...
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