Composers, authors, and publishers should be familiar with the website ascap.com. This website is the home of ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers. The sole goal of ASCAP is to protect the creative works of its members and the music community. The homepage of ascap.com has a flash scroll of the top five news stories affecting members within ASCAP.
The members of ASCAP have a private log on where they can manage their music catalog, change their address, and contact member services. Title Registration is available online, where new music can be registered. There is a member benefits list on ascap.com, for prospective members. Social networking allows artists to network with each other and they can also make new connections on an online forum.
Ascap.com has a license section, dedicated to people who want to pay to use any of the 8.5 million songs registered with the organization. Here, individuals or groups can pay a royalty to use the music that they would like to borrow. The licensing menu is broken down by area of entertainment that can borrow the music. Cable and satellite, internet, radio, and television are the main categories under the license section.
Those composers and songwriters that would like to join ASCAP can do so by going to the Join tab. There is an online application form to fill out, and it also allows the potential clients the ability to list their works. The works can get licensed after the application has been approved by ASCAP.
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