Copyright and licensing is complicated, in the sense that a track has many different copyright holders, and the record companies usually make sure to own distri

Copyright and licensing is complicated, in the sense that a track has many different copyright holders, and the record companies usually make sure to own distribution rights by contract. The composers and artists might be powerless, even though they own the actual rights (which can not be sold or transferred). This partly the reason why the major labels hold so much power. Here is a great source for learning more: http://copyx.org/lectures/ http://copyx.org/lectures/