Just on the surface, it seems to me that you need
two separate agreements and contracts... and I think that would solve the problem.
First
you buy the music from the composer, at whatever price you and the composer have agreed on. At that point, you are the rights holder.
Then, after some period of time (even if it's just ten minutes), then
you sell those rights to the client... for whatever amount you choose.
Those become separate deals among completely independent parties, and it is irrelevant to the end client what you originally paid for the tracks. Well, they might
like to know, but you are not required to tell them.
Much like buying a new suit in a retail shop. The end buyer is unlikely to know what the
store paid for it, he only knows what the store is charging
him.
T2
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Todd Terry
Creative Director
Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
fantasticplastic.com
