Publishers, Labels and Song Ownership When an original musical composition is created and recorded, there are two sets of copyrights that immerge : (1) the copyright attached to the musical composition itself-the words and music of the song and (2) the copyright attached to the particular recorded rendition of the musical composition, called the master. It is important to recognize this distinction because the owner of the master recording will often be different from the owner of the composition itself. A music publisher administers , and will often own part of , the copyright attached to the musical composition, while.

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Basics Publishing agreements touch on the ownership and administration of the rights associated with the copyright of a musical composition. They are agreements between the author(s) of a work and a music publisher.  Under publishing agreements, music publishers are responsible for finding users for a song, issuing licenses for its use and giving a portion of the money collected to the songwriter. In exchange,  authors will sign over a portion of the revenue generated by the song to the publisher. Authors also often will sign over a portion of their copyright in the song  to the publisher (a publishing agreement). The.

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