Understanding publishing rights in the music industry

Music publisher Sentric have published a guide to publishing rights as a free resource on their website.

Originating as a university project, Sentric formed in 2006 as an independent music publisher and a free service for musicians to engage with.

Read the whole Sentric blog post WTF is Music Publishing? or hone in on one of the following chapters below:

Part 1 – Music Publishing: An Introduction

Part 2 – I Got PROs In Different Area Codes

Part 3 – What Are Performance Royalties?

Part 4 – What Are Mechanical Royalties?

Part 5 – Publishing Royalties from Streaming

Part 6 – The Wonderful World of Synchronisation

Part 7 – Music Publishing: A Conclusion

Sentric registers songs globally in over 65 territories. They track income, process royalties and pay these royalties directly to the artist.