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Music Rights

Making the complicated details of music rights easier to understand for independent musicians. Make sense of important issues like copyright law and music royalties.

Worldwide Music Publishing Administration expands to 22 new countries

Music Rights

CD Baby Publishing reaches 1,000,000 songs!

YouTube Content ID song qualifications

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Music Rights

What are all these different YouTubes (and is my music earning money there)?

Publishing credit for producers and beatmakers?

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Should My Producer Get Publishing and Songwriting Credit?

who owns your publishing rights, and how are they split?

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Publishing Rights: How Do They Get Split?

When two bands have similar names: Trademark 101 for musicians

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Music trademarks: Choosing your unique artist name

Facebook music monetization for indie artists: What you need to know

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How to make money from your music on Facebook

YouTube Content ID song qualifications

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Music Rights

What kind of songs don’t qualify for YouTube Content ID?

Is there an age restriction for US copyright?

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How old do you have to be to copyright your music?

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The keys to earning money through YouTube’s Partner Program

Songwriter credits now listed on Spotify releases

Music Rights

Spotify now displays songwriter credits: Why musicians should make a habit of documenting ALL credits