Royalties, Licensing, and the Business Side of Being a Composer or a Performer
April 5, 2016 1:10 – 2 p.m.
- Art Center 183
- Open to Nazareth and Rochester Community
- Attendance is Free
Deidre Chadwick
Executive Director, Classical Music, BMI
President, BMI Foundation
Please join us for a discussion of copyright, intellectual property, and what composers, performers, and arts administrators should know about these important issues. Topics will include:
- How does licensing work for composers? For performers? For concert presenters?
- What is a PRO? What can it do (and not do) for a composer?
- Publishing: what is self-publishing?; pros and cons of self-publishing vs. using a third-party publisher
- Performance rights vs. other kinds of copyright
- Live performances vs. broadcast (radio/TV) and internet performances (YouTube, Spotify, Pandora, Netflix) – how and why they are accounted for differently
- Differences between BMI and ASCAP – which is right for you? (hint: they’re both good, just join one already)
- Agreements: commissions, premieres – know what you’re agreeing to, and what you might be signing away…
- And more!
For more information, please contact the Music Department at 585-389-2700.
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