"What are rules for licensing instrumentals for a mixtape?"
When do I need to obtain permission for the instrumentals I am using to make a mixtape?
21 Questions: ------------- - Is it when I am going to be selling the mixtape? - What if I am giving away the mixtape, do I need a license? - Say, I am an established, recording artist. And I make a mixtape using another artist's instrumentals, will I be expected to pay for the instrumentals even if I am giving it away? - If I do need a license/permission for the instrumental for, say, 'Change Clothes' by Jay-Z, should I be talking to (a) Rocafella? (b) Star Trak? (c) Def Jam? How do I know who to talk to?
I mean, what are the rules? What and what do I need to keep in mind?