What Are the Different Types of Music Royalties?
There are 4 different types of music royalties paid to songwriters: • Mechanical royalties – Mechanical royalties are royalties paid from record companies for records sold based on exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute copyrighted works • Public performance royalties – Public performance royalties are royalties paid by music users for songs in operation of their businesses and broadcasts based on exclusive rights to perform publicly copyrighted works • Synchronization fees – Synchronization fees are royalties paid by users who synchronize music with their visual images based on exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute copyrighted works and to prepare derivative works of copyrighted materials • Print music income – Print music income is royalties paid by music printers for sheet music based on the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute copyrighted works
