Publishing income is the cornerstone of a musician’s income. In essence, publishing is the act of commercially leveraging music of composers and songwriters and getting them paid for it. This can be done by writers themselves or by an assigned representative – a publisher.
We will proceed with the fundamentals of music copyright, so that you can form an understanding of the different rights pertaining to music and the different methods to exploit these.
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