that's right - depending on the industry agreement in place in the territory of production; mechanical royalties are not due on promotional pressings.
rc on 10/2/03 9:08 PM, Jason Brunton at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I also believe that Record Labels do not have to pay sales tax on copies > which are labelled Promotional Use or pay MCPS duties on those records > either. > > Cheers > > Jason Brunton > Iridite > > > > > On 2/9/03 12:11 PM, "Tom Robbins/Magic Feet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> DJs, shops, distributors, journalists, live bookers etc etc etc. Many labels >> add stickers to promos saying 'not for re-sale', but it's a pointless >> endeavour: most inevitably get sold on for cash. Otherwise people would have >> shelves of unwanted records sitting there going to waste. >> >> TOM >> >>> >>> the curiosity is burning my brain. who gets "promo" copies of releases? >>> and, if they're not for re-sale... how do they end up on the market? >>> >>> >> >
