Rights Management
Accurate information, orderly documentation and specialist follow-up are the foundation for defending every creator's rights.
Rights management services
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Registering and managing rights
Rights Registration & Management
Registering, organising and managing the legal and ownership information of musical works internationally — including the details of rights holders, composers, songwriters and publishers, each contributor's share and the history of every work — so that rights holders are identified correctly and a work's information is managed accurately across different countries.
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Managing composer and songwriter shares
Songwriter & Composer Share Management
Recording and managing the ownership shares and percentages of composers, songwriters and other rights holders in each work, reviewing and setting the split between contributors, and managing the information on ownership and the division of revenue from exploitation of the works in different markets and internationally.
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Registering works with collecting societies
Registration with Rights Management Organizations
Registering and managing works and rights-holder information with the organisations and bodies that manage and collect music rights in different countries, and following up the registration status of works, the shares of rights holders and the revenue collectable through international rights networks.
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Royalty collection and management
Royalty Collection & Management
Identifying, tracking, collecting and managing royalties arising from the use and exploitation of musical works worldwide — including revenue from performance, broadcast, streaming, reproduction, digital use and other forms of exploitation across different markets.
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Recovering unpaid and outstanding revenue
Unpaid & Outstanding Royalties Recovery
Identifying and pursuing royalties and revenue that were earned in the past but never paid to the rights holders, paid only in part, or allocated incorrectly. This includes reviewing the history of works released, broadcast, performed or otherwise used in earlier years, identifying the amounts recoverable in different countries, and pursuing the process of collecting the share owed to composers and songwriters.
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Mechanical rights management
Mechanical Rights Management
Managing and pursuing mechanical rights and the revenue tied to the reproduction and exploitation of musical works in different markets — covering physical and digital use, downloads, streaming and other forms of reproduction and exploitation that generate revenue for rights holders.
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Pursuing performance rights
Performance Rights Management
Pursuing the rights and revenue arising from the performance of musical works worldwide — including live performances, concerts, radio, television, public venues, media and other forms of broadcast and performance — and managing the processes for identifying, registering and collecting the rights holders' share.
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Licensing the use of works
Licensing & Rights Clearance
Managing the process of licensing and granting the right to use musical works in film, television series, advertising, video games, commercial projects, visual content and other productions in international markets. This includes reviewing the rights status of a work, coordinating with the rights holders, setting the terms of use and following the licensing process through.
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Catalogue management and development
Music Catalog Management & Development
Managing, organising and maintaining the catalogue of musical works together with the information on rights holders, shares and the history of each work internationally. It also covers finding new opportunities for commercial exploitation, licensing and use in projects, and growing the economic value of the catalogue in global markets.
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Monitoring and protecting rights
Rights Monitoring & Protection
Monitoring how musical works are used and exploited across markets and platforms worldwide, identifying uses that are unlicensed or contrary to the registered rights, examining possible infringements and pursuing the steps needed to protect and safeguard the rights of the owners.
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Managing legal information and metadata
Rights Metadata Management
Recording, managing and updating the legal information and metadata of works internationally — including the names of composers, songwriters, authors, publishers and rights holders, the percentage share of each contributor and any other detail needed to identify works precisely and allocate revenue correctly across markets.
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Contract management
Music Rights & Publishing Agreement Management
Managing and recording the information in contracts covering works and rights holders — collaboration agreements, rights management, assignment or licensing of works and other related arrangements — and following up the terms, shares, obligations of the parties and the conditions for exploitation in different markets.
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Managing and pursuing international claims
International Rights & Royalty Recovery
Pursuing rights, royalties and claims relating to musical works in different countries, and coordinating with collecting societies, companies, publishers, platforms and other organisations worldwide to identify revenue, chase unpaid amounts and collect the share owed to rights holders.