ABSTRACT

Exploiting music in every channel and every territory possible is why publishing and licensing is paramount. Any original work that has been created and is in tangible form is a form of copyright, meaning the copyright already exists as soon as one has a tangible version of their work. The role of a music publisher is to exploit your works for licensing deals and opportunities. The copyrights owned and administered by publishing companies are one of the most important forms of intellectual property in the music industry. According to the law, a music publisher can be defined as: A person that is authorized to license the reproduction of a particular musical work in a sound recording. An important part of the job of a publisher is to protect songwriters' rights. A performing rights organization's (PRO) function is collecting performing rights royalties on behalf of its members, composers and music publishers.