Great thread.

I agree with the view that the tantrum throwing was off, but it is understandable.
Whatever way you slice it, once the name was mentioned 9 I never saw it?) then the publisher would take it personally.
One of my first songs, contracted to a publisher, never included a reverse clause.
He still has it.
Never contacts me, never replies to letters, and it's ten years plus now!
Then, ten years ago, the reverse clause wasn't so talked about, or even mentioned to me.
Now, oh NOW, I would never sign a contract without a reversion.
I have my own publishing co, and received several Indie cuts (mostly in Europe) by pitching the songs myself.

But I'm looking for a major cut, and I don't expect to get that without contracting my songs outside.
Last year, I signed 5 songs to Nashville publishers, all with reversion clauses.
I think 3 years is fair; it can easily take that long for publishers to get your songs in the running (especially material from an unknown writer.)

I've had three 'holds' and one was actually cut, but never made the final CD selection (a common occurrence, I believe :-(
So now the holds, all dropped, sod 'em :-( are back out being pitched.

Still, onward and upward...

Dolores

http://ossongs.com


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