Pedro informs us via his Twitter account, that his music has been used in a Brazilian soap opera called ‘Passione’. Sadly, they did this without asking permission. The piece in question is ‘I Smell Adventure’, which you’ll recognize from the Ghost Pirates of Vooju Island soundtrack. You can see this case of blatant music theft in action here on YouTube.
Perhaps the most noteworthy part of The Pumpkin Post's latest blog entry, however, is its final sentence:
On an unrelated note, stay tuned for an exciting announcement here tomorrow!
We'll be there.
Source: The Pumpkin Post
There are usually 2 royalties in a piece of music, the mechanicals which go to the owner (usually a record company, but in this case, presumably AME) and the composer/songwriter royalties.
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Could be worth AME pursuing the music use, maybe via the RIAA - a decent royalty cheque is probably in order.
Does AME own the music?