It all depends on your contract, has nothing to do with it being union or not. If your contract says it's a "demo" then you're not supposed to sell it. IANAL, but I'm certain there's a legal distinction between a "demo" and an item for sale. You might remember in the old vinyl album days, some albums had holes drilled in the jacket corner that missed the record? This was so it would not be sold commercially, the record company could account for it differently.

The union contracts for recording designate if it's a demo or a master of a limited pressing master. If a demo house's contract or product designates "demo," then they are intending it to be one. Of course, some demo houses make no distinction between demo and master, this is a lawsuit waiting for a spot on Judge Judy. I recommend that folks get a "work for hire" from the demo house.

Besides all this, Our Stage, in its agreement, states that they have the right to see written proof that the work is available for sale, union or not.

Hope that helps.

Mike

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