Performance Royalties and Licensing

This video tutorial explains the complexities of music royalties, including streaming, performance, mechanical, and neighboring rights royalties. It highlights the roles of distributors, performing rights organizations, and services like Songtrust in collecting these royalties. The video also covers the differences between traditional and digital performance royalties, emphasizing the importance of affiliating with the right organizations to ensure all royalties are collected.

What type of license do you grant to your distributor when you upload your master recording?

• Synchronization License

• Master Use License

• Mechanical License

• Public Performance License

Who pays out the streaming royalties to your distributor?

• Performing Rights Organization

• Sound Exchange

• Spotify

• Mechanical Licensing Collective

Which organization pays out performance royalties in the United States?

• Sound Exchange

• Mechanical Licensing Collective

• Song Trust

• ASCAP

What generates a performance royalty besides live performances?

• CD sales

• Digital downloads

• Streaming and radio play

• Merchandise sales

What type of royalty is generated when your song is reproduced in a mechanical form?

• Mechanical Royalty

• Performance Royalty

• Synchronization Royalty

• Neighboring Rights Royalty

Which organization in the United States collects mechanical royalties?

• ASCAP

• BMI

• Mechanical Licensing Collective

• Sound Exchange

What service helps you collect global mechanical royalties with one registration?

• BMI

• ASCAP

• Sound Exchange

• Song Trust

What are neighboring rights royalties?

• Royalties for merchandise sales

• Royalties for digital downloads

• Royalties for live performances

• Royalties for performances in neighboring countries

Which organization collects non-interactive streaming royalties in the United States?

• Mechanical Licensing Collective

• Sound Exchange

• BMI

• ASCAP

What percentage of digital performance royalties goes to the featured artist?

• 50%

• 5%

• 100%

• 45%