The Recording Artist/Songwriter Dilemma: The Controlled
Composition Clause—Enough Already!

By Jay Rosenthal

This article explains how recording artists are denied
the ability to obtain full statutory compensation when
they are talented enough to be able to create as well
as perform their own musical compositions. It also describes
how other contributors of creative content are constrained
from obtaining full statutory compensation. What causes this
restriction on potential earnings? Perhaps a primary reason is
the depressing effects on earnings of the “controlled compensation” clause in recording contracts

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