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Retrospective Publishing
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 3:32 pm
by michael11
This will probably sound a bit Irish but under the circumstances........................
If I have some pieces out there and they start picking up some plays,air time,licenses etc etc and I haven’t already assigned publishing.
Is there any reason why I couldn’t form my own publishing or is it too late after the even,the event being, the tracks already in the public domain.
I should say,these are pieces that I didn’t think were good enough to place in libraries but some people thought differently.
My library work is fastidiously monitored and overseen.
Michael.
Re: Retrospective Publishing
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 8:01 pm
by andygabrys
don't know about the UK....
but in the US, if you are a BMI member for example, they have a thing called excess writers clearance. So if you don't already have a publisher who has signed the piece, it sort of works like this.
Registering a song as just the writer isn't a problem, they actually give you 200% of the song to account for the publishing side as well. its a crazy system. You can go in after the fact and split that out to say be 100% writers for Michael and 100% publishers for Michael's pub(lishing) company.
hth!
Re: Retrospective Publishing
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 8:10 pm
by michael11
Thanks Andy!
Hope PRS do something similar.
Michael.
Re: Retrospective Publishing
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 5:16 am
by Casey H
Hi Michael
You should contact PRS and ask them how it works with them.
Here in the US, with BMI you don't need a publishing company to collect publisher's share. But with ASCAP, you do.
Also, here in the US, PROs generally look back 6 months so if you sign up after there has been airplay, it should be caught.
Obviously, I know nothing about how it works across the pond.
Good luck and congrats on the airplay!
Casey
Re: Retrospective Publishing
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 5:49 am
by michael11
Casey H wrote:Hi Michael
You should contact PRS and ask them how it works with them.
Here in the US, with BMI you don't need a publishing company to collect publisher's share. But with ASCAP, you do.
Also, here in the US, PROs generally look back 6 months so if you sign up after there has been airplay, it should be caught.
Obviously, I know nothing about how it works across the pond.
Good luck and congrats on the airplay!
Casey
Hi Casey,
I will do as you suggest.
Always great to hear from you.
Michael