Derivative Work
A song that uses pre-existing material to create a new composition or sound recording.
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Licensor
The entity that grants a license to someone else.
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Licensee
The holder of a license.
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User Generated Content (UGC)
Content created by a user of a particular platform.
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Third Party Content
Content created by someone that is used by someone else. For example, reposting an image on social media.
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Sync License
A music synchronization license is granted by the copyright holder, and allows the song to be synchronized with moving image, normally in film, TV or advertisements.
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Sampling
When an artist or producer uses an element of a pre-existing recording by someone else in their work.
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Royalty
Money that an artist makes from their music.
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QC
Quality Control.
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Public Domain
Music in the 'public domain' is not protect by intellectual property law, and is therefore free to use without permission.
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Neighbouring Rights Organisations
Organization that collects public performance royalties on behalf of the copyright owner and performers of a sound recording.
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Public Performance
Music communicated to the public. That includes TV, broadcast, radio and etc.
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Neighbouring Rights (Copyright)
Public performance royalties owed to performers, and/or the copyright owner of a sound recording. Those royalties are collected and paid by collection societies.
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Mechanical Royalties
Royalties earned through the reproduction of copyrighted works.
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Mechanical Rights
The “mechanical” right is the right to reproduce a sound recording or musical composition.
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Freemium
A DSP that offers a basic, limited, ad-supported streaming for free and a premium, ad-free service behind a paywall.
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LP (Long Play)
A full-length album, consisting of 7 or more tracks.
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EP (Extended Play)
Each DSP has its own way of categorizing this type of product, but an EP is often 4-6 tracks and no more than 30 minutes long.
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Master
A post-production process that balances the sonic elements of a mix to optimize playback in multiple formats.
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Mix
Mixing is the process of combining multitrack recordings into a final product.
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Demo
A song recorded as a reference, rather than for release.
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Blanket License
A license that provides access to the rightsholder's entire catalogue.
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Performance Rights Organization (PRO)
A performance rights organisation is responsible for collecting license fees on behalf of songwriters and publishers when a song is publicly broadcast or performed, for example, on TV or Radio.
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