Publishing, Copyright, Deals and Terms

How long does a normal copyright last in the UK for a songwriters rights?

• 30 years

• Writer's life + 30 years

• Writer's life + 70 years

• 100 years

What is a mechanical royalty?

• Money a songwriter gets for public performance

• Money paid to a writer for a song reproduced on a CD, record, mp3, etc

• Money paid to a label for a song reproduced on a CD, record, mp3, etc

• Money paid to a performer for public performance

Copyright is generated when a song is....

• fixed in a tangible medium

• played on the radio

• uploaded to Soundcloud

• made into sheet music

What is the industry term PRS an acronym?

• Performing Rights Society

• Performing Radio Streams

• Partying Response Sausage

• Playing Rights Society

Which of these are types of publishing revenues?

• Mechanical Royalty

• Performance Royalty

• Sync License Fee

• Artist Royalty

Beyonce and Jay-Z write lyrics and melody; Madonna records the track, what are the songwriting splits?

• Madonna 100%

• Jay-Z 50%, Beyonce 50%

• Jay-Z 33.3%, Beyonce 33.3%, Madonna 33.3%

• Madonna's Record Label 100%

If you write and record a song in your own studio, what do you own?

• Master recording

• Lyrics and melody

• Lyrics, melody and master recording

In a Admin Publishing deal, does the Publisher "own" the song?

• Yes

• No

if you NEVER sign a publishing deal, how much of the music publishing revenue from your work will you receive?

• 0%

• 100%

• 50%

• 75%

What is a synchronization license?

• A license to perform a song live

• A license to use a song in a film or TV show

• A license to distribute a song on streaming platforms

• A license to remix a song