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This is going to have a big impact, folks. Might just be the first.
Universal Publishing Production Music strikes deal with SESAC
Universal Publishing Production Music (UPPM), has inked a new agreement with SESAC to enhance UPPM songwriters’ compensation. The agreement, which is effective from today, covers those production music songs controlled by UPPM that were previously registered with ASCAP for US exploitation. It does not affect royalties collected outside of the US. The agreement removes a specific universe of works from the ASCAP repertory and does not affect a songwriter’s decision to continue overall membership in ASCAP. For the covered production music songs, ASCAP will continue to pay songwriters royalties through March 31, 2016, as well as for “licenses in effect” through the expiration of those licenses.
http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/overnight-news-from-around-the-world-169/064421
Very interesting development. Thanks for sharing!
Cheers,
Michael
So…errr…does this mean we are effectively SESAC and ASCAP members?
The ASCAP statement that came out doesn’t seem to make it any clearer. Maybe we’ll start getting a check from SESAC for just UPPM tracks?
This explains it quite well
I just learned this had no impact or benefit to writers with songs in UPPM catalog. UPPM is simply switching their publishers share of songs to Sesac.
What’s news about this isn’t that they’ve affiliated with SESAC, but that they haven’t done it long before now. Here’s why: As far as the PRO’s are concerned, a publisher’s PRO affiliation has to match the songwriter’s affiliation. For example, a writer affiliated with ASCAP must be signed to an ASCAP affiliated company in order to register their songs with ASCAP and to collect royalties from ASCAP. The same follows for BMI and SESAC. What’s probably happened here is that UPPM has signed a SESAC writer and has formed a new entity in order to affiliate with SESAC.
As far as the PRO’s are concerned, a publisher’s PRO affiliation has to match the songwriter’s affiliation. For example, a writer affiliated with ASCAP must be signed to an ASCAP affiliated company in order to register their songs with ASCAP and to collect royalties from ASCAP. The same follows for BMI and SESAC. What’s probably happened here is that UPPM has signed a SESAC writer and has formed a new entity in order to affiliate with SESAC.
Sam, you’re right, that’s the way it USED to be : )
I’m an ASCAP writer. Yesterday, all my UPPM tracks went from an ASCAP publisher to a SESAC publisher. (I didn’t switch)My stuff over at Killer Tracks
(click on the versions and edits to see that I’m with ASCAP but the publisher is with SESAC)
So it seems that as SESAC is now collecting the royalties for those tracks, ASCAP writers that have tracks with UPPM might start getting a check from SESAC as well as ASCAP…
Not sure if that’s accurate, Mark. If they only switched their publisher affiliation how does that affect us at all?
Sorry…I missed Sams post. Interesting. We’ll see how it comes down the pipe.
All of my UPPM tracks disappeared overnight from my ASCAP catalog. They were there yesterday, today they are gone. This is unsettling. I’m wondering if I should be resigning from ASCAP and joining SESAC. If anyone has a grip on this and is in a similar boat, please shed light, because I am confused by what is going on and worried about not getting my royalties.
All of my UPPM tracks disappeared overnight from my ASCAP catalog. They were there yesterday, today they are gone.
Same here. At least we’re in good company –
http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7318702/umpg-ole-pull-film-production-music-ascap-sesac
Anyone else nervous abut this? ASCAP is about 70% of my income. UPPM tracks make up 50% of my ASCAP. UPPM is about profit, which is fine (I am too), but I’m not buying the spin that they’re looking out for their songwriters.
http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7318702/umpg-ole-pull-film-production-music-ascap-sesac
This article says Ole has also moved production music catalogs from ASCAP to SESAC. Ole owns Jingle Punks; has anyone seen this reflected in their JP tracks?
Haven’t seen any of my JP tracks move yet.
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