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Originally Posted by kurth
Why do you need to register the performance ....if the music is registered?
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This is the way I think of it:
If an artist records of a version of a song written by somebody else (a very common occurrence), he can't claim copyright to the lyrics/composition (since he doesn't own those rights).
But he CAN claim a copyright to HIS recorded version of the song. Why is that necessary? Because what happens if (for example) some studio uses that recording in a movie, and hasn't paid for its used? Money is owed not only to the songwriter(s), but also to the person whose recording was used without compensation.
So, in a case like mine (I own the songwriting, the publishing, and the performance rights), I am entitled for payment for BOTH things: the songwriting, and also the performance. A copyright for the former doesn't apply to the latter.