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ASCAP is a membership association of more than 330,000 U.S. composers, songwriters, lyricists, and music publishers of every kind of music.

The Database contains information on all compositions in the ASCAP repertory which have appeared in any of ASCAP's domestic surveys, including foreign compositions licensed by ASCAP in the United States.

BMI is a performing right organization: It collects license fees on behalf of its songwriters, composers and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed.

A clearinghouse of links and information, with focus on academic and library issues.

Helpful for determining when works pass into the public domain; sound recordings are a separate category.

Our guide to music copyright issues and resources.

This non-profit association addresses itself to issues pertaining to every area of music publishing with an emphasis on the issues relevant to the publishers of print music for concert and educational purposes.

A blog about various issues related to copyright and plagiarism in the digital age.

The SESAC repertory database contains works in the SESAC repertory for which SESAC, Inc. has compiled information from various sources. The database lists songs or compositions, titles, composers, authors and publisher information on musical compositions

Information about online copyright registration option; application forms for copyright registration; links to the copyright law; online copyright records cataloged since 1978; and much more