Hello! So, to my understanding public performance royalties of a song are paid out only to the songwriter(s) and publisher(s) of a song when played on film, TV, radio, etc. correct? The director who filmed my music video is trying to negotiate a percentage of the royalties, as I plan on submitting the video to be played in major retail outlets and TV networks. I informed him that to my knowledge this isn’t “normal” practice, but would double check. I didn’t have him sign a work-for-hire agreement before the shoot. That’s my bad that I’ll have to deal with. But, if anybody has some insight about this that would be awesome. Thank you!
