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8. The Role of PROs and Publishing Administrators

Part 1 • Two Distinct Royalties Generated by Every Stream (The Gap)

To collect the Publishing Royalties, you need to register with:

<ul> <li>A **Performing Rights Organization (PRO)** like ASCAP or BMI (US), SOCAN (Canada), PRS (UK), etc., to collect Performance Royalties.</li> <li>A **Publishing Administrator** (e.g., The MLC via a service like TuneCore Publishing, Songtrust, or your PRO's publishing arm) to collect Mechanical Royalties.</li> </ul> These entities act on your behalf to register your songs and collect the money owed to the songwriter and publisher. We will delve into these in Module 66.

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In this module: Two Distinct Royalties Generated by Every Stream (The Gap)10 steps
  1. 1The Dual Copyright: Master Recording vs. Composition
  2. 2Royalty Type 1: The Master Recording Royalty
  3. 3Royalty Type 2: The Publishing Royalty (The Gap)
  4. 4Why DistroKid (and Similar) Don't Collect Publishing Royalties
  5. 5The Financial Impact of the Royalty Gap
  6. 6Who Pays What: A Simplified View
  7. 7The Analogy: A Two-Part Check
  8. 8The Role of PROs and Publishing Administrators
  9. 9The Importance of Songwriter Registration
  10. 10Your Actionable Royalty Gap Strategy