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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.
