Royalties, licensing and collection

Question 1

What are the 2 types of copyrights existing in any recording?

Answer 1

compositional copyright and sound recording copyright

Question 2

what are the 2 types of royalties?

Answer 2

Mechanical royalties and Performance royalties

Question 3

What are Mechanical royalties?

Answer 3

Royalties paid on the physical sale of a song. This is paid to the composer when their work is reproduced for sale.

Question 4

What are Performance royalties?

Answer 4

Royalties paid on a “live” performance of a song.

Question 5

What does SAMRO deal with?

Answer 5

performance royalty collections.

Question 6

What does CAPASSO deal with?

Answer 6

mechanical royalty collections.

Question 7

What does SAMPRA and IMPRA deal with?

Answer 7

Needletime collections.

Question 8

When do Mechanical rights apply?

Answer 8

when a musical work is legally reproduced from one medium to another for public use.

Question 9

What are Mechanical rights also known as?

Answer 9

reproduction rights

Question 10

What are Needle time rights?

Answer 10

make sure performers and recording artists get paid when their music is played in public.