In
Australia all records until 1969 had to carry a Publisher's stamp
to signify that the royalties to the publisher or owner of the music had
been paid. Nearly all labels had a printed version on the label or multiples
if owned by different publishers as in the case of EP's and LP's. Some
smaller labels who didn't have the facilities to print it on the label
had to attach a paper royalty stamp which was a legal copyright requirement.
Since
1969, all publisher's were and still are, credited next to or near the
composer's name under the title, to comply with copyright laws.
The
paper royalty stamps were used in England, Australia and some European
countries since the early days. You will find them on a lot of 78's from
these countries. |