Course Outline

Collection Societies

The Lowdown

  • What’s a collection society and why do we have them?
  • The key players – who collects the income from the copyrights in songs?
  • Which is the collection society that administers and collects the mechanical copyrights? 

What’s In It For Me?

  • Find out how collection societies work for you (the creator of the works).
  • As a songwriter or recording artist – do you need to be a member of a collection society?
  • What do you need to know to be a member of a collection society?

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