Music Sync Licensing | Scoutmusic.tv

Scoutmusic04 Sep, 2020Business

Before we dive into the particulars of music sync licensing, it helps to know some of the terminology weu2019ll be using. Copyright is literally u201cthe right to copy.u201d The copyright holder has five exclusive rights: reproduction (or copying), adaptation (preparing works derived from the original), distribution of the work to the public, public performance of the work, and display of the work in public. For copyright purposes, a publisher is the owner of the copyrighted work. It is common practice for songwriters to form a publishing company as a separate entity to hold the legal rights to their work. A song is a composition, while a particular recording of a song is the master.