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Liner Notes
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Publishing and Royalties 101:
The Nuts and Bolts of Songwriting Income
(Part One of a Two-part
Article)
By Darcie-Nicole Wicknick
Special to MusicBizAdvice.com
DIVIDENDS FROM SALES OF BLANK MEDIA
After years of litigation in the 1980’s, The RIAA (Recording Industry
Association of America) deemed that writers are entitled to a share of blank media sold at
retail because people dub tapes and CDs at home, thus creating loss of income for
songwriters. They are also distributed as a dividend on a quarterly basis by your
Performance Rights Society affiliate.
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