Music+Licensing

American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers: [|ASCAP]
ASCAP protects the rights of its members by licensing and distributing royalties for the non-dramatic public performances of their copyrighted works. ASCAP's licensees encompass all who want to perform copyrighted music publicly. ASCAP makes giving and obtaining permission to perform music simple for both creators and users of music.

Broadcast Music, Inc.: [|BMI]
This organization is a leader in rights management, collects license fees from businesses that use music, which it distributes as royalties to songwriters, composers & music publishers.

[|Music Library Association] This site is a resource for anyone interested in issues of copyright as they apply to the fields of music and music librarianship.

[|Education - No Copy Zone] The Music Publisher's Association of the United States recognizes schools across the United States for their participation in MPA's COPY-FREE ZONE program. A national campaign launched in September 1999, the program calls on school music department chairs to initiate and oversee United States Copyright Law education and compliance in their schools.

[|Music Publishers Association - Copyright Information] . [|Music Publishers Association - Copyright Resource Center] The Copyright Search Center provides a step-by-step guide to researching the copyright holder or publisher of a piece of music. It also provides [|forms] for obtaining permission from the publisher to arrange a piece of music or make copies of out-of-print music

[|ASCAP Database of Works] Use this site to find the name of the publisher and performers of music works. The publisher address is also included.

Music Publishers
[|Music Publishers Association] This is a listing of contact information for publishers and their copyright administrating offices. [|RIAA - Recording Indistry Association of America] RIAA is the organization of music label companies. I works to protect the intellectual property and First Amendment rights of artists and music labels.