Do you have a music publishing agreement for use between a songwriter/composer and a publisher?

A music publisher is a Company that Controls and administers the rights in musical works on behalf of songwriters and composers. Broadly, music publishers are responsible for exploiting musical compositions and for ensuring that the songwriters and composers are paid when their compositions are used commercially.

Typically, a music publisher provides services to songwriters/composers in some or all of the following four areas:

1. •

   registration—registering the works of songwriters and composers with collecting societies and agencies, such as PRS for Music in the UK

2. •

   licensing—licensing the use of music. This could take the form of general licensing via the collecting society network or individual licensing arrangements for specific usages (such as synchronisation deals). In some cases, this may include producing and licensing the production