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Rock Star 87
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what is a publishing company, and what do they do.
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borntoplease
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they exploit your copyrights... in a good way. they own the copyright to the song. they distribute the CDs pretty much. most publishing money is made from mechanical royalties (every time the CD is recreated in a tangible medium) and performance income (every time its played on the radio or broadcast on TV). the publisher then pays the artist their percentage. 8.2 cents right now for each CD mechanicaly reproduced. there is also synchronization income which is payed whenever your song is "synched" with moving film... like on a movie or something. honestly, copyrights and publishing could take up a 100 page thread... easily. its one of the most complicated and exhausting topics. you really need to get a book and read up on these things. i HIGHLY recomend buying "the muscians business and legal guide". its not too expensive and its written by very reputable attorneys. it will answer all the questions you could ever have about the biz. every musician who plans to make a life out of playing should read it, or a book like it. knowledge is power, especially in this industry.
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Commander
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Publishers also collect royalties on your behalf from around the World, pay you an advance on the songs you have yet to compose, and generally act on your behalf to get your songs in front of the right artists. It is worth remembering though that an advance is recoupable and not simply free money, so all the limos and parties are being paid for by you and not the publisher!
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Commander
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They only own a percentage of the copyright. You own the remainder, hopefully the larger bit! The record company owns the recording.borntoplease said:they own the copyright to the song.
This is also known as a licence fee and applies to TV commercials too. There is a scale of fees laid down and this can be a very lucrative area. A good publisher should be looking at all avenues for your work since the more you make the more they make and the quicker you can pay back that advance!borntoplease said:there is also synchronization income which is payed whenever your song is "synched" with moving film... like on a movie or something.