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SoundExchange Vs. BMI/ASCAP/SESAC

May 17th, 2010 by Phil Johnson

A simple yet excellent question was posed again to me today that may be obvious to some but really isn’t obvious to all. So, I’ve added it to our FAQs, which I probably should’ve done a long time ago.

Here it is..

Q: Do SoundExchange reports supersede or replace the reports we file with BMI, ASCAP or SESAC?

A: No. While all four are performing rights organizations, BMI, ASCAP, and SESAC collect and distribute royalties for songwriters, composers and music publishers related to the public performance of their copyrighted work. SoundExchange, on the other hand, collects and distributes royalties for featured recording artists and sound recording master rights owners (i.e. recording labels or independent musicians) related to the non-interactive digital transmissions (e.g. via the internet or satellite radio) of their copyrighted recordings.

So, in short, no, SoundExchange reporting does not supersede (or eliminate the need for) BMI/ASCAP/SESAC reporting.

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2 Responses to “SoundExchange Vs. BMI/ASCAP/SESAC”

  1. rych Says:
    June 15th, 2010 at 6:14 pm

    I believe that our recent SESAC streaming agreement stipulates we must forward copies of our soundexchange reports to them.

  2. Phil Johnson Says:
    June 16th, 2010 at 8:09 am

    You can access the reports that Public Interactive generates and submits to SoundExchange on your station’s behalf in Composer Basic or Pro; click on View Reports under the SoundExchange Dashboard portion of the global navigation. Click on the quarter of interest in the left hand column and you’ll be able to see and download your report.

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