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Music Royalties - Coggle Diagram

- - - - composition
        
        as it is written
      - sound recording
        
        what you actually hear
- - - - radio
      - TV
      - Live concerts
      - Restaurants
  - - - physical sales
      - digital streams
      - downloads
  - - - movies
        
        get an agent
      - commercials
      - video games
        
        500-20k
      - small videos
        
        ~ $50-$500 or $3000
      - national commercials
        
        ~$10K-$100K
        
        also big film, hi profil vidiot games
      - TV (per episode)
        
        1000-10K
      - trailers
        
        $10-100K
      - Factors Influencing Price
        
        Usage rights
        
        exclusive costs a lot more
        
        Media Type
        
        TV, film, internet, or advertising
        
        ads are the cha ching
        
        Duration/Territory
        
        longer use, broader reach increases price
        
        Placement
        
        opening credits or main theme gets paid more than background music
    - - must be registered with ASCAP or BMI and YouTube Content ID
  - - - Pandora
      - Satellite radio
- - - - Composition
        
        lyrics/melody
        
        owned by songwriters/publishers
      - Master Recording
        
        actual audio
        
        owned by artists/lab
  - - - Performance Rights Organizations
        
        ASCAP
        
        BMI
        
        SESAC
    - - MLC
  - - - distributors pay the artist
  - - - sign contract with label, then label owns copyright and pays band members according to contract plus producers, session music, etc
    - - songwriters can sign publishing deal
        
        royalties are split 50/50 sognwrite and publisher
    - - composer, songwriter, or session musician produces the music
      - label or film company legally becomes the author and owner of the copyright
        
        flat fee, creator forfeits all ownership, publishing rights, and typically future royalties