Should I become a Member of The MLC if my shares of songs are registered with a publishing administrator (such as TuneCore Publishing Administration, CD Baby Boost, Songtrust, or similar services)?

Generally, ifyou have an agreement with a publishing administration service, the servicewill register your musical works (songs) with The MLC and collect your share ofroyalties on your behalf. Please contact the service you have signed up withdirectly to confirm registration of your shares of songs with The MLC. You canalso look up your songs using our Public Work Search to confirm that they havebeen registered and that your publishing administrator has claimed your shares.

Please notethat if your shares of songs are not subject to an agreement with a publisher,publishing administrator, or publishing administration service and you retainadministration rights, your shares of these songs are said to be“self-administered.” You will need to join The MLC as a self-administeredsongwriter and register your share of the songs in order to collect your shareof digital mechanical royalties payable by The MLC.

Please alsokeep in mind that some of the companies offering publishing administrationservices also offer other services such as digital sound recordingdistribution. Be sure you understand which companies and services you havesigned up for.

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