Royalties 101 - Publishing

Everything you need to know to get started in Music Publishing Royalties

Welcome to Royalties 101. This course is designed to take you from having little knowledge in Music Publishing Royalties, through to having a strong grasp of all the rights and concepts involved.

Royalties 101 is structured as 12 lessons, plus some multiple choice tests along the way to test the knowledge that you've just gained. Each lesson will take you through an area of music publishing, building up your knowledge of the rights involved and how they're administered. At the end of the course, you'll find a glossary for all the music industry related terms.

Start with the video below, which will give an overview of how Music Publishing royalties work, and then we can dive into the lessons from there!

Lesson 1: What is Copyright?

What is copyright? And how does it affect the rights we control in music? Discover why copyright means we need to report royalties

Lesson 2: Flow of Revenues in Music Publishing

See where revenues flow from and to in music

Lesson 3: Performance

When music is performed, how do publishers and composers get paid?

Lesson 4: Mechanical

What are mechanicals, and how are they calculated?

Lesson 5: Online

When it comes to online royalties, things get a bit more complicated.

Lesson 6: Sync & Other Uses

How do sync and other uses generate revenues

Lesson 7: A Publisher's Collection Network

Let's dive deeper into the world of society memberships and how you as a publisher can collect your publishing royalties worldwide.

Lesson 8: How to Register a Work

How can you register your works at the collection societies to ensure you receive your revenues

Lesson 9: How Income Data Is Shared With Publishers

Great, you're now earning revenue. But how will you understand what you are earning?

Lesson 10: What Does a Publishing Deal Look Like?

What are the key terms and how should I understand them?

Lesson 11: Example of a Royalty Calculation

Let's bring together everything we've learned to report some royalties

Lesson 12: Introduction to Royalty Accounting Software

It may come as no surprise when we tell you the industry has built tools that can help deal with these complexities.

Glossary

This glossary is a reference to all music industry related terms we have used in this course.