Music Publishing

About this book

Randy Poe takes the mystery out of music publishing explaining what its all about and what it means to you as a songwriter. Youll learn how songwriters and music publishers earn performance royalties mechanical royalties synchronization royalties and print royalties in the United States and abroad. And youll learn all your publishing options - from a single song contract to a full-time position as a staff writer to starting your own publishing company. New in this totally updated edition Poe describes changes in copyright law; discusses how "new media" such as CD-ROM the Internet and sampling are impacting your rights and income as a songwriter; and includes an expanded section on these rights.