How much should I charge for a copyright?

The pricing of copyright exchange sales should be considered very carefully since if you choose to sell the copyright, you are agreeing to hand over all rights and all future royalties to someone else. To give you some indication, a few of our more prolific songwriters are happy to sell the copyrights for a few hundred dollars, others for tens of thousands. The average copyright sale at Songbay is between £2000-£5000 for a song and £250-£2000 for a lyric. Many of our artists prefer not to sell copyrights and use our 'license selling' instead. This option allows a buyer to use the seller's work legally -the composer or lyricist continues to retain all rights of ownership and royalties. This is our most popular selling option at Songbay.