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is it too EXPENSIVE to Sample?? Tune in for this convo on Sampling..

13 Aug 2024 · 1 min

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Music publishers now charge $2,500 per publisher for sampling rights, non-recoupable. A sample cleared by four publishers costs $10,000 upfront, and publishers often demand a cut of the new copyright too.

In 2024, most publishers charge a non-recoupable fee of $2,500 each. Each. Back in the day, we used to come up with a dollar amount. Everyone would get their prorated share. Now everyone wants their own dollar amount. And so if you've got 4 publishers and they each want that $2,500, there's $10,000 to start off with on the pub side. And then the publishers are going to ask to own a piece of the new copyright if they approve the use.