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Collecting publishing royalties with SOCAN
A sourced SOCAN publishing-registration guide for beat producers. Understand composition rights, registration roles and recording-rights boundaries.
The SOCAN registration route
Review which performance and reproduction rights your agreements cover. Do not assume a performance affiliation alone registers every mechanical right. Keep the writer's IPI, publisher information and work shares consistent when recording versions are released internationally.
- TerritoryCanada.Source: SOCAN creators. Checked . Licence: official
- Performance rightsLicenses and distributes performance royalties for compositions.Source: SOCAN creators. Checked . Licence: official
- Reproduction rightsSOCAN also offers reproduction-rights services; check the applicable agreement.Source: SOCAN creators. 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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