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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by pd:
Am I incorrect in thinking that the "compulsory license" is called that because the copyright holder is required to grant the license to anyone who wants to record the song (after the first release). But the people to whom the license is granted are also required to *pay for it*.</font>


Sure, PD, taking advantage of the license requires payment to the copyright owner, but did the copyright owner decide how much that payment should be or someone else? And more importantly, did that "hit" record you released put someone else beside you on the top ten charts and keep his tour schedule sold out, not yours?

That is where compulsory license "steals" an opportunity from you and gives it to someone else, whether you like it or not, and no fee paid will ever equal an opportunity lost.

P.E. Knudsen