Why are ASCAP, BMI, or Harry Fox not the Publisher?
ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, Harry Fox, SOCAN – are NOT publishers! ASCAP, BMI and SESAC are three companies in America that collect the broadcast (“performing rights”) money for songwriters, so they can get paid for their music being used on radio and TV broadcasts. We don’t need to know if a song is ASCAP or BMI. They don’t matter here. How do I find the publisher? It’s usually listed in the album credits in the original (or cover) version of a song. Example: go to ascap.com and type “Purple Rain” (with NO quotes!) in the search box, change the check box to say “Titles”, and click [search]. In this case, the song “Purple Rain” has two co-publishers: Controversy Music c/o Universal Music Publishing Group- and W B Music Corp c/o Warner Bros Inc. NOTE: This is for your own good! We don’t NEED to be so strict about this. You should have taken care of all of this already AND gotten permission from the publisher! … but we realize a lot of people don’t actually get permission first, so we’re trying
Related Questions
- My track is already registered with an ASCAP, BMI, or other PRO publisher. How will that publisher get royalties if my track is broadcast on TV or radio?
- My track is already registered with a ASCAP or BMI publisher. How will that publisher get royalties if my track is broadcast on TV or radio?
- How can I get synch rights and master use license for a popular song? Can I get them through ASCAP, BMI or Harry Fox?
