Recently, the TV series "Flowers" has triggered a controversy over recording rights and copyright because it has not notified the copyright owner to use**.
On the afternoon of January 29,The well-known singer Zhao Chuan posted an article to defend his rights, saying that the hit drama "Flowers" used "I Am a Little Bird" in the play, but no one came to talk to him about the right to use the recording. He questioned that the show had not contacted him or obtained his permission, which bothered him.
Zhao Chuan posted: "The recent popular drama "Flowers", which uses "I Am a Little Bird", no one has come to negotiate the right to use the recording before, I am the one who has the recording right, but no one has contacted me. ”
According to public information, "I Am a Little Bird" is one of Zhao Chuan's masterpieces, written and composed by Li Zongsheng, and included in Zhao Chuan's ** "I Am a Little Bird" of the same name released in August 1990.
In recent years, Zhao Chuan has sung "I Am a Little Bird" on many stages such as Beijing Satellite TV's New Year's Eve Party and the 2023 Bay Area Shengmingyue Greater Bay Area Movie Gala.
After Zhao Chuan posted an article to defend his rights, as of press time, the drama party of "Flowers" did not make a public response.
As can be seen from the copyright ** introduction at the end of "Flowers",Among the 57 songs**, except for "Love Fights to Win", "New Mandarin Duck Butterfly Dream", "Looking Back Again" and "What Do You Want in Life" are new covers, the rest use the original song copyright.
How much did Blossom spend on **? In the past few days, the reporter interviewed ** copyright owners, music critics and other practitioners, and the answer was that although the specific cost is not easy to estimate, 10 million should be available. Copyright is a very complex issue, according to the senior director Cherry, copyright includes eight aspects: composition rights, lyrics rights, singing rights, arrangement and recording rights, distribution rights, communication rights, derivative rights, and performance rights. These rights are usually held by creators, publishers, production companies, etc., through cooperation and division of labor, and their respective rights and interests are managed and protected through contracts, authorizations, etc. According to industry insiders, the copyright of songs includes lyrics and music copyrights, audio and video producers' rights and performers' rights, and the rights of each right often have to be determined according to the agreement signed between the rights holders. Normally, if an agency finances the production of a record, it has the right to make the recording. As for whether the brokerage company enjoys the copyright or copyright rights of the work, it can only be determined according to the content and performance of the agreement between the two parties.
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