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7. The Publisher Role: Even If It's Just You

Part 1 • Two Components of the Publishing Royalty: Performance and Mechanical

Every song needs a "publisher" to manage its copyrights and collect royalties. If you're an independent artist and songwriter, you are technically your own publisher. However, to collect all royalties, you need to set up a publishing entity with your PRO (e.g., "Your Name Publishing" or "Your Band Name Publishing") and affiliate it. Then, you need a publishing administrator to work with The MLC and international societies. You are wearing two hats: songwriter and publisher.

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In this module: Two Components of the Publishing Royalty: Performance and Mechanical10 steps
  1. 1The Publishing Royalty: An Overview
  2. 2Performance Royalties: For Public Performance
  3. 3Collecting Performance Royalties: Performing Rights Organizations (PROs)
  4. 4Mechanical Royalties: For Reproduction and Distribution
  5. 5Collecting Mechanical Royalties: The MLC and Publishing Administrators
  6. 6The "Black Box" Problem: Uncollected Royalties
  7. 7The Publisher Role: Even If It's Just You
  8. 8Strategic Implications: Maximizing Income from Every Stream
  9. 9The Dual Registration Mandate
  10. 10Your Actionable Royalty Collection Checklist