performance royalties training

Performance Royalties

Introduction

Introduction to performance royalties Definition of performance royalties – owed to a songwriter & publisher when

a composition is ‘broadcast’ or performed in public.

Define skills and needs of participants Performing Rights Organization (PRO) membership Song registration Searching performances Claims submission Distribution analysis

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Training Outline

Lesson 1: Music agreements & licenses Determining ownership, composing rights and song title information What’s the difference between a song title and a commercial title? Differentiating a

‘song’ from a ‘spot’ in registering and tracking titles Lesson 2: PRO membership

Logging in, accessing catalogs & distributions Lesson 3: Song registration

Registering titles at the PROs Lesson 4: Finding performances

Competitrack code searching & digital detection systems


Training Outline

Lesson 5: Submitting claims Methods for submitting performance claims to U.S. PROs

Lesson 6: Distributions Analyzing distributions & tracking payments


Lesson 1: Music agreements & licenses

Music Rights Agreement (MRA) – considered a work-for-hire. Ownership generally belongs to the agency (ad agency / advertiser)

Performance Rights Addendum – an addendum to an MRA whereby the agency signs over the publishing rights

License – an agreement that allows usage of a title for a set period of time with composing and publishing rights retained by Licensor


Lesson 1: Music agreements & licenses

What is the difference between a ‘spot’ and a ‘song’? A ‘song title’ applies to a piece of music with a particular melody A ‘spot title’ is the title of a commercial in which a song title is used. When registering a title, the piece of music should be registered. The

subsequent commercial ‘spots’ or commercial titles are submitted under the umbrella of the song title.

NOTES: Song title should be registered exactly as indicated in the agreement Commercial ‘spot’ titles can be added as ‘alternative titles’ during song registration


Lesson 2: PRO Membership

United States PROs: ASCAP, BMI, SESAC

Each composer may be a member of one U.S. PRO. A composer or publisher may have a publishing company at more than one U.S.

PRO Membership services – viewing catalogs & distributions


Lesson 3: Song registration

Registering a song title Online registration – ASCAP / BMI / SESAC

ASCAP & SESAC: Ownership shares are divided 50%/50% between composers/publishers.

BMI: Ownership shares are divided 100%/100% between composers/publishers. Song titles with composers/publishers from multiple PROs must have matching

ownership shares. A title with 25% ASCAP composer / 25% BMI composer must have the same publishing ownership splits (i.e. 25% ASCAP publisher / 25% BMI publisher)

Commercial music registration or Library Music Registering music from the composing side


Lesson 4: Finding Performances

Competitrack codes (http://www.competitrack.com) Competitrack ad codes are used by PROs to track ad airing data for

performance distributions Search parameters:

All languages & channels 30 days before / after expected airdate Advertiser / First line / Product Listening to clips – listen to all ads and recuts Quarterly searching – submitting new codes International performances Track all ad codes, including re-cut codes, and submit everything


Lesson 4: Finding Performances

Digital Detection systems – Radio / Local / Sample Survey Tunesat Soundmouse – ASCAP ‘Landmark’ – BMI


Lesson 5: Submitting claims

Claims submission ASCAP

Submit claims through ASCAP Member Inquiries – include ASCAP claim form & music-only (no voiceover) mp3 (320 kpbs)

BMI Send a BMI checklist & mp3 (or a copy of the commercial) to [email protected]

SESAC ‘Add jingle’ to online Registration


mailto:[email protected]

Lesson 6: Distributions

Downloading distributions from the PROs Applying Pivot Tables to view and analyze royalties information Comparing distributions with claim submissions – capturing all

performances Viewing census and sample survey information within distributions


Summary of Training

Review Outline Additional questions and follow-up

Resources: PRO website information Handouts

Works template (.xls) Sample PRA form (.pdf) Registration & distribution guides (.doc)


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