Cover Artists // Artists who perform and record covers of existing songs do not receive royalties from those recordings. The original songwriters and publishers retain publishing rights, while the cover artist may earn royalties from their specific recording.
Record Labels and Distributors // Record labels and phone numbers in the philippines music distributors, while they may earn royalties from sales, streaming, and other revenue streams related to recordings, do not collect royalties from copyrights unless they have a dedicated publishing arm or deals that include songwriting credits.
Group members who are not songwriters // In a group, only members who contribute to the songwriting process are eligible to collect royalties from the songwriting process. Group members who do not participate in the songwriting process will not receive a share of the royalty income.
Music Supervisors and Managers // While these professionals play a crucial role in promoting and placing music, they do not get paid unless they have specific agreements that include participation in songwriting or publishing.
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Please note that publishing royalties are generated by the use of the underlying musical composition, not the sound recording. Unless someone has contributed or purchased the rights to the composition, they are not entitled to collect publishing royalties.
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