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Q- Do libraries “sell” or “license” their music?
A- You’ll find libraries that do both. Generally speaking the higher quality libraries license their music as it gives the chance for the library to have a business model that works financially for the library as a publisher and allows the composers to receive their performance royalties through the PRO’S. (ASCAP, BMI, SESAC)
Q- What rights do I have if I “sell my copyright” to a user?
A- Generally none. Once you “sell” your copyright you give up your rights to any royalties.
Q- Why shouldn’t I “sell” my music, I’ve never received much more than a couple dollars from the PROs anyway?
A- Well, there are a lot of factors that go in to receiving “performance royalties” but suffice it to say that if you create a piece of music that is captured as a “Feature” or “’Background” performance by the PROs you will receive royalties.
Q- How can the PMA help me with this?
A- The Production Music Association has been at the forefront of changes made to better the tracking and payment of performance royalties. We are actively involved in working with the PROs in the following areas (as well as in other areas not ready for press): BMI is starting to use a digital fingerprinting technology called “Blue Arrow” developed by Landmark. This technology will be able to identify a piece of music as short as :05 even if it has talking over it. ASCAP has a digital fingerprinting technology called Mediaguide that can also identify music and compare it to an existing file for recognition. SESAC uses digital watermarking technology called “Digisound” that actually embeds a signal in the audio that a computer can recognize for payment. All three PROs are moving forward with the PMA in developing programs to help better track and pay for performances.
A- You’ll find libraries that do both. Generally speaking the higher quality libraries license their music as it gives the chance for the library to have a business model that works financially for the library as a publisher and allows the composers to receive their performance royalties through the PRO’S. (ASCAP, BMI, SESAC)
Q- What rights do I have if I “sell my copyright” to a user?
A- Generally none. Once you “sell” your copyright you give up your rights to any royalties.
Q- Why shouldn’t I “sell” my music, I’ve never received much more than a couple dollars from the PROs anyway?
A- Well, there are a lot of factors that go in to receiving “performance royalties” but suffice it to say that if you create a piece of music that is captured as a “Feature” or “’Background” performance by the PROs you will receive royalties.
Q- How can the PMA help me with this?
A- The Production Music Association has been at the forefront of changes made to better the tracking and payment of performance royalties. We are actively involved in working with the PROs in the following areas (as well as in other areas not ready for press): BMI is starting to use a digital fingerprinting technology called “Blue Arrow” developed by Landmark. This technology will be able to identify a piece of music as short as :05 even if it has talking over it. ASCAP has a digital fingerprinting technology called Mediaguide that can also identify music and compare it to an existing file for recognition. SESAC uses digital watermarking technology called “Digisound” that actually embeds a signal in the audio that a computer can recognize for payment. All three PROs are moving forward with the PMA in developing programs to help better track and pay for performances.