It is essential that you register all of your works in order that BMI can provide information about your entire catalogue to foreign performing rights organizations, and so that BMI may quickly and easily identify foreign royalties received on your behalf. It is your ultimate responsibility to make sure that work registrations and cue sheets are delivered to BMI in a timely fashion, even though you may rely upon others to provide them to BMI in the normal course of business.
Also, you must affiliate with BMI prior to the time of the performance of your music in order to receive royalties. Late affiliations will cause royalties not to be paid. BMI accepts for registration works which "sample" other works, provided all parties have agreed to the share percentages on the new work.
See How Royalities Are Divided. The percentages must be noted on the BMI registration form for the work and a copy of the sample license agreement must be provided to BMI upon request. Standard rates for a popular song will be paid. The same rules apply when two or more works are utilized in a single recording as a medley. A parody is a satirical imitation of a work. Permission from the owner of the copyright is generally required before commercial exploitation of a parody.
BMI will credit the parody based upon the shares authorized by the publisher of the parodied work. Spoken word material with a musical background will be registered only if the music is original not based on a Public Domain work and if a substantial part of the recording contains background music. A recording must be submitted with the registration form. However, BMI will not accept such assignment until all outstanding financial obligations or liabilities to BMI of the assigning publisher are adjusted appropriately.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, an assignment or transfer of control of a catalogue of works from one BMI publisher to another in connection with a sale, merger or otherwise will be subject to all of the terms and conditions of the agreement between BMI and the publisher whose works are sought to be assigned or transferred.
Mike Caffrey. Don't be so dismissive without knowing the context. It sounds like you're assuming that he's worried about someone stealing something he's written and you may be right. My impression is that he's in the midst of working out an agreement with someone and is unclear how PROs work. Thanks for everyone's input so far, im just one of those people who wants to get as much information as possible on any particular subject not just this one.
They manage the song registrations which amount to showing the songwriter and publishing splits that show what percentage each writer and publisher is entitled to when income is earned. If they have a single registration filed, they will pay out according to that. If you wrote part of a song that was registered with them without including you, in order for them to pay you you'd have to make a claim and the party who made the original registration would have to substantiate their registration.
They just pay out, it it's up to the writers and publishers to get the song splits correct. As far as how they know when to pay out, they sample radio, tv, etc.
This playlist info is provided to them by the stations via logs. The later option is the more expensive one so, unless the song is pulling in decent bucks, it's not worth it. It's always best to hash out the song splits in writing immediately after writing it. All you need is a simple sheet laying out the song credits and splits, everyone signs with a notary.
When I was involved with music publishing for 15 years, I saw lots of ugly consequences when this wasn't done and the writers were at odds with each other. He is an excellent lawyer, and very ethical as both a lower an human being. You should probably end up interacting with him as part of the deal - unless you have your own lawyer, which you should.
It's not his job to explain it to you, but if there's nothing legally or ethically that prevents him, I'm sure he'd take the few minutes to clarify. So, here are your options:. BMI is a nonprofit organization that was founded in oh, how different the music industry was then , and is the largest of the PROs.
Membership with BMI comes with a number of benefits, including:. If you do get the invitation, here are some of the features you get:. AMRA collects mechanical and public performance royalties for compositions from streaming services only — no radio, restaurants, or anything else, just digital. AMRA is a bit different from the other collection societies on this list: rather than offering discounts and memberships, their main selling point is to make the collection of digital streaming royalties much more efficient for songwriters.
Typically, royalties travel through a complicated pipeline that not only takes a long time but also loses some of the royalties in the process. AMRA cuts out the intermediaries — collecting royalties directly — and uses an advanced technological approach to minimize errors and enhance efficiencies.
Payout speeds can vary, but BMI royalties are distributed slightly faster, with an average payout time of 5. Payout speed is also one of the selling points of SESAC: they expedite the collection process and complete payouts in as little as 90 days after the quarter in which the song was played finishes.
BMI and ASCAP are very similar in how they collect and payout performance royalties, and have similar perks and benefits, but the lack of signup fees and faster payouts can make BMI a slightly smarter choice for songwriters. Joining one is more or less a necessity for songwriters, so here are the basics. Membership in a PRO comes with other features and benefits that can be beneficial even if your music is not yet being played publicly. Metadata, you see, is the crux of the entire process.
For detailed information on our payment methodology, visit our Royalty Information section. First of all, congratulations! Now, you need to make sure your work is registered. Without it, you may miss out on royalties. Typically, a publisher will register songs for songwriters. Early registration of works will help prevent lost royalties, so make sure your songs are registered.
BMI relies on the information you provide when you register your work and does not need an actual copy of your song. Song registration is simple and can be done online with our online song registration program. BMI does not accept uploads of audio files. MP3 etc as part of song registrations.
Registering your songs with BMI is absolutely free. The most efficient way to register your song with BMI is through your online account. You may also use the downloadable work registration form. The registration of your copyright is recommended, but not required.
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