Because, after all, the primary asset that a record company has is the intellectual property that an artist creates for them: the
master recording. (ANI)
The issue relates to copyright and to "neighbouring rights," also known as "related rights." Neighbouring rights is a term in copyright law used to describe the rights of performers and
master recording owners (record labels).
This equates to an average price of $US 0.10/sq cm or $US 0.64 per sq inch and does not include initial costs such as design,
master recording, and data processing.
The judge also held the companies in contempt w hen they refused to surrender the
master recording.
Or to be more precise, master tones, which take the technology from the electronic bleeps that blast out something resembling a Britney Spears track when a phone rings, to using the actual
master recording.
A telephone ringtone using the actual
master recording of a song or piece of music.
By contrast, the artists "felt that, since they had to pay recording costs and other expenses, they acted like an independent contractor rather than an employee," and therefore have the stronger claim on the
master recording, the source says.
Asked by Swift about recording past songs so she can regain control of her
master recordings, she said yes.