rahul_mukerji
Well-Known Member
Hi
I had a few questions with respect to music publishing and rights and I was hoping someone could help clarify things.
Since a lot of forum members have released their Albums here I thought this would be a good place to ask.
Thanks !
I had a few questions with respect to music publishing and rights and I was hoping someone could help clarify things.
- When someone releases a song / album, how do they ensure that they retain the publishing rights to the song ?
- I understand ASCAP/BMI collect royalties and that its not really possible for an individual to track all the royalties, so do artists pay BMI/ASCAP a sum to collect the royalties on their behalf ?
- Also ASCAP and BMI only hold licensing for public performance and not publishing of the music, correct ?
- In essence, a Record Label is a vehicle for distribution and covering oneself in case of liability [maybe I've oversimplified that]?
- Would a Self Made Record Label that owns the publishing rights to the songs be a better approach than having it against the artists name ?
- And any other thing I should be aware of / you would advise / suggest with respect to the business side of music ?
Since a lot of forum members have released their Albums here I thought this would be a good place to ask.
Thanks !