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Licensing Process Make
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Music
Licensing Resources
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Licensing Services
For permission to record yourself playing
songs that other people wrote
www.easySongLicensing.com
We can license ANY song in 5-7 business days. We match
competitors' fees. We offer
personalized service.
For public performance or broadcast
permission
www.ascap.com
One of three U.S. public performance rights agencies (ASCAP,
BMI, and SESAC), ASCAP (American Society of Composers,
Authors and Publishers) gives permission to perform
copyrighted songs publicly or to broadcast over the radio,
internet, and television.
www.bmi.com
One of three U.S. public performance rights agencies (ASCAP,
BMI, and SESAC), BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) gives
permission to perform copyrighted songs publicly or to
broadcast over the radio, internet, and television.
www.sesac.com
One of three U.S. public performance rights agencies (ASCAP,
BMI, and SESAC), SESAC gives permission to perform
copyrighted songs publicly or to broadcast over the radio,
internet, and television.'
For master permission, you must contact
the record label that recorded the music.
For synchronization permission, you must
contact the composer or their publisher.
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Public Domain
You do not need a license to use songs you
wrote, or songs in the public domain.
http://www.pdinfo.com/list.htm
This site offers a good list of
works in the public domain
http://www.choralwiki.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
This site offers free public domain choral arrangements.
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Finding
Publishers
The following resources will help
you find contact information for most publishers.
http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?mode=search
ASCAP's directory of publishers provides contact
information for many publishers.
www.bmi.com
BMI's directory of publishers provides contact
information for many publishers.
http://mpa.org/directories/music_publishers/
The Music Publishers Association (MPA) directory provides
contact information for many publishers.
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Finding Composer and Song Info
http://www.wikipedia.org/
Wikipedia can help you discover composer, artist, album, length,
and copyright date information for a song.
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Copyright Law
The copyright law defines
protections for musicians and how permission is given.
www.copyright.gov
The United States Copyright Office official web site. Their
web site explains the copyright law in detail.
