Again, I'm not trying to tell people what to do or not do...but I teach video/media production, including legal issues like copyright clearance...unless the seller has a contract with Gord's organization, then it's copyright infringement. Performance rights are the typical "royalties" we talk about - these are paid by radio stations, hotels, etc. to BMI, ASCAP, or the Canadien & European versions for the right to play music by their artists. Mechanical rights are paid by artists recording their own version of a song. Sync rights are paid by video/film producers syncing music to their film. Master recording licenses cover use of an original recording by an artist. That's the super simple version of music rights.
Basically, if you don't own the copyright then it's not yours to reproduce and sell.
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