Music Publishing

Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College BA (Hons) Music Industry Management Level 1 MI216 – Music Publishing · Assess and appreciate the function and process of music publishing. · Interpret the relationship between music publishers and the agencies who act on their behalf in collecting royalties, both at home and abroad. · Identify the place of music publishing within the music industry in relation to that of the other players in the industry. · Identify and define the complexities and implications of music …

…should always be on any copies of work that is planned to distribute. But, in reality, as a result of changes in the Copyright Law, any work created after March 1, 1989 is protected even without a ©. “The term "publishing", most simply, means the business of copyrights. A writer owns 100% of his or her copyrights and 100% of the related publishing rights until the writer signs those rights away by contract.” (Collins, Wallace (1999) What is Music Publishing? p3).