New song-writing rights

[jarmo]

The opposite situation seems kind of odd though, where someone would have no booklet credits, but has ASCAP credits.  For example, I'm clueless as to why Robin would have ASCAP credit on almost every Chinese Democracy song but was noted in the booklet credits for only some of those songs.  I'm sure he'd rather have the $ than the recognition, but still... why not the recognition? 

Steven Adler didn't write any songs on Appetite, but he still was compensated by getting part of the publishing.

Robin probably wrote guitar parts that aren't necessarily the main melody of the song. Or something.



/jarmo

[GeorgeSteele]

The opposite situation seems kind of odd though, where someone would have no booklet credits, but has ASCAP credits.  For example, I'm clueless as to why Robin would have ASCAP credit on almost every Chinese Democracy song but was noted in the booklet credits for only some of those songs.  I'm sure he'd rather have the $ than the recognition, but still... why not the recognition? 

Steven Adler didn't write any songs on Appetite, but he still was compensated by getting part of the publishing.

Robin probably wrote guitar parts that aren't necessarily the main melody of the song. Or something.



/jarmo

OK, understood.  I guess that supports the idea that the booklet is a better reflection of who 'really' wrote the songs. 

[Spirit]

Except Appetite...

[jarmo]

OK, understood.  I guess that supports the idea that the booklet is a better reflection of who 'really' wrote the songs. 

This "who wrote what" versus who gets compensated for the songs is one of the things that causes problems in bands. 





/jarmo

[GeorgeSteele]

OK, understood.  I guess that supports the idea that the booklet is a better reflection of who 'really' wrote the songs. 

This "who wrote what" versus who gets compensated for the songs is one of the things that causes problems in bands. 





/jarmo

Right, and battles over 'creative control' are not just about artistic expression but about who will reap the financial windfall of a band's success. 

[Spirit]

This "who wrote what" versus who gets compensated for the songs is one of the things that causes problems in bands. 

Since it's up to the artist how they want to credit, it has to be important to have played down the criteria before they write a single note. So then, everybody have an understanding of how it will play out.

This has never been a problem in Guns to my knowledge. I'm sure it has been the reason of break ups in other bands, understandably.