<\/a>Copyright law<\/h2>\n\n\n\nTo understand how royalties are being divided, we first need to understand how copyright works. Basically, there are two separate assets that can be protected by copyright: the musical composition and the sound recording. Revenue consists of recording royalties, publishing royalties and performance royalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Musical compositions explained:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Musical composition<\/strong>\u00a0is the song itself, it is the original piece of music. Consider it the art of creating music, vocal or instrumental. A collection of all elements that form the song and can be protected by copyright.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSound recordings explained:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
A\u00a0sound recording<\/strong>\u00a0is the copyrightable work which is created when an artist performs musical works and records them, the so-called\u00a0master right<\/strong>. Also described as the reproduction of soundwaves into a fixed form. It is a separate intellectual property from the composition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n