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Collecting publishing royalties in United Kingdom
A sourced United Kingdom publishing-registration guide for beat producers. Understand composition rights, registration roles and recording-rights boundaries.
The United Kingdom registration route
UK writers should consider performance and reproduction membership separately. An administrator's mandate can affect who should register the work and collect particular rights. Confirm the writer, publisher and administrator roles before submitting shares; distributing the master recording does not itself establish these registrations.
- Writer joining fees£100 one-time for writers (£30 if under 25), charged in British pounds. MCPS is a separate £100.Source: PRS and MCPS membership fees. Checked . Licence: official
- Lifetime membershipWriter membership is for life, with no annual fee. MCPS is a separate membership costing a further £100 one-time for writers.Source: PRS and MCPS membership fees. Checked . Licence: official
- Publisher joining feesPRS: £400 one-time. MCPS: a separate £400 one-time.Source: PRS and MCPS membership fees. Checked . Licence: official
- Publisher eligibilityMust represent at least 15 works by at least two different writers.Source: PRS publisher joining criteria. Checked . Licence: official
- Performance rightsPRS represents composition performance rights.Source: PRS and MCPS membership fees. Checked . Licence: official
- Mechanical rightsMCPS represents reproduction/mechanical rights.Source: PRS and MCPS membership fees. Checked . Licence: official
- MembershipPRS and MCPS memberships are separate.Source: PRS and MCPS membership fees. Checked . Licence: official
Prepare the ownership information first
Agree the composition shares in writing. Keep writer names, IPI numbers, publisher identities, song titles and recording identifiers consistent. A producer credit establishes a creative role, not a particular royalty percentage. Check existing administration agreements before assigning collection rights again.
What distribution does not do
Master recording distribution, composition administration and performance affiliation are separate services. Dreamhause's optional publishing administration is US$65.00 one-time, with 85/15 on publishing royalties and 60/40 on sync. It is not included in the US$9.00 annual distribution fee. Eligibility and society membership requirements still apply.
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