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If you choose to have a third party company represent your music you can either ask
them to represent you exclusively, or have numerous companies represent you non-
exclusively.
This refers to a developer – for example a music software developer, a video game
developer, a website developer, etc.
Cue Sheets are documents which let PROs track the use of music in films and TV
shows, allowing composers and publishers to be fairly compensated for their work.
Each time a film or TV show is completed, a Cue Sheet is prepared listing all the
music used in the production with details including compo...
The context of use is essentially what’s going on in the film / scene / advert that the
music is being synchronized with. This is one of the key drivers in determining sync
fees.
When a track is written is it automatically protected by copyright law, even if the
author is not represented by a publisher or MCPS. In this case the Musical Work is
said to be in Copyright Control.
Term used in cue sheet preparation to describe the end title theme.
In order to use a piece of music, in most circumstances it needs to be ‘cleared’ by
the rights owners.
When you purchase a piece of music once, and never have to pay for it again.
A short piece of music that is used to transition between two scenes or segments in
radio or TV, e.g. the music you hear before or after commercials.
A license which gives a user / organisation the authority to use all of the songs in a
Performing Right’s Organization’s repertoire for an annual fee.
The term for film, television, or any other audio/visual production.
When the ownership of a copyright is transferred from one party to another. Only
effective when in writing.
When you license both the sound recording (master rights) and the song (publishing
rights) for one “all in” fee.
Ex: $10K "all in" mean $5k to license the master copyright and $5K to license the publishing copyright.
