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Music Licensing Quiz
CWR (Common Works Registration) 101
by Abby North
One of the greatest obstacles music publishers face in royalty collections is proper and comprehensive registration of all their works. 
Within the United States, there are several performance rights organizations (PROs), two of which (ASCAP and BMI) expressly allow publishers to register works by providing data files using Musicmark’s Electronic Batch Registration (EBR) standard. SOCAN, the Canadian PRO also accepts EBR files. (more…)
Composer Interviews – Earn Free Access
One of our subscribers pointed out that the composer interview section hasn’t been updated in a while. To be included you must have some experience in the field and
you must be earning at least 5 figures annually as a production music composer (we have enough interviews at 4 figures and under). The interviews will always be available free of charge (they will not require a subscription to access).
Those accepted will receive one month free access. If you have a lifetime membership you can donate the free month to a friend. (more…)