MUSIC PUBLISHING (PART TWO): THE MOST IMPORTANT PLAYER IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

To be safe, it is recommended for composers/publishers to register their compositions with efficient royalty collection societies. To conclude, here is a list of a prominent few of these royalty collection societies and their respective countries.

Cameroon:

• Société Nationale Camerounaise de l’Art Musical (SONACAM): Their head office is situated directly opposite College King, Akwa, Douala.

Nigeria:

• Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON)
• Reproduction Rights Society of Nigeria (REPRONIG)
• Musical Copyright Society Nigeria Ltd (MCSN)

South Africa:

• International Independent Artist Rights Organization (iIARO)
• Composers Authors and Publishers Association (CAPASSO)
• Southern African Music Rights Organization (SAMRO)
• The Recording Industry Of South Africa (RISA)
• South African Music Performance Rights Association (SAMPRA)

United States:

• ACEMLA, Asociacion de Compositores y Editores de Musica Latinoamericana, formerly SPACEM, a P.R.O. in Puerto Rico
• Artists Rights Society
• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
• BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.)
• Copyright Clearance Center (CCC)
• Global Music Rights (GMR)
• SESAC, a US-based performance rights association
• SoundExchange, a performance rights association
• Pro Music Rights (PMR)

Canada:

• Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN)

France:

• Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique (SACEM)

NOTE: Everything in this two part article (READ PART ONE) makes up a huge part of music publishing and understanding this article perfectly can mean enormous wealth on the part songwriters, publishers, recording artistes and record labels.

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