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Music Industry Misc.

Music Industry Misc.

The modern music industry, especially publishing, can be confusing and difficult to keep up with. Stay informed.

Music Industry FAQs

Music Industry FAQs - Our Top 10 Articles

What is the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC)?

Miscellaneous Music Questions

What Is the Music Modernization Act (MMA), and What Does it Mean for Me?

What is the Allocation for Music Producers (AMP) Act?

What Is The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)?

What Is The Audio Home Recording Act?

What Is The Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP)?

What Is The Ivors Academy?

What Is The Music Publisher's Association (UK)?

What Is The Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC)?

What Is The Quebec Collective Society for the Rights of Makers of Sound and Video Recordings (SOPROQ)?

What Are the Exclusive Rights Granted to a Sound Recording Owner?

What Is "Bootlegging"?

What Is The Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA)?

What Is Ephemeral Use, and How Does It Affect Me?

What Are First Recording Rights?

What is an Aggregator?

What are "Grand Rights"?

What is a Distributable Event (DE)?

What Does it Mean to be an "Arranger"?

What is The International Standard Music Number (ISMN)?

What is an International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI)?

What is Cross Collateralization?

Will Songtrust Try To Place My Music In Spotify Playlists?

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Recordings/Record Labels/Recording Contracts

What Are Master Recordings?

What Are Master-Generated Royalties?

Can I Use Songtradr If I Am With Songtrust?

What is an "Audit Clause" in a Contract?

What is a 360 Deal, and How Would That Affect My Publishing?

What is a Record Label?

What is a "Controlled Composition Clause" in a Recording Contract?

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Certifcation

What is the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America)?

How Do You Earn a “Gold” or “Platinum” Award in the US?