MUIN 270 Lecture 4: Music Publishing
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20th century (national) publishing companies (national) record companies. Rule of thumb - the melody and lyrics. Legal reality: "the "fundamental character" of the composition" Which most often (but not always) is just the melody and lyrics. Don"t confuse recognizing a recording with a song. Either do very little (sit back and collect), or hustle to make new connections (talk up songs to producers, licensees) to grow income. All types of publishers try to own or control the rights to the materials they publish but . Music publishers just exploit an intangible property let others take the risks/costs of making/distributing products. Administer the song copyright registration documents (w/ the library of congress) Create recorded demos to promote songs to be given to . Amount of song to be used, and value of song in scene . To consider 1) if they approve; 2) how much/fee to charge. Collect/audit accountings ($ owed to them) for such licenses.
