Publishing & Neighbouring Rights
Publishing
More money tends to be generated from publishing than streaming.
Generally, music publishing covers three areas:
- Performance – When a song is performed or transmitted online (including streaming) or played in a public place.
- Mechanical – When a song is reproduced digitally or physically.
- Synchronization – When a song is used in visual media (please see the Sync section on Kycker for this)
Normally songs are registered by songwriters with the Performing Rights Organisation (PRO) such as PRS or ASCAP they are a member of.
Kycker can undertake this service for PRO members AND songwriters who are not members of a PRO.
Registration is important to do as you will generate royalties from streaming, even if you do not have 1000 streams on Spotify. That’s your money and it needs to be collected.
In certain territories (such as the UK) you will also generate royalties for playing live even if the venue is paying you a fee. Kycker has a simple process to register and collect live royalties for you.
Kycker also registers tracks to collect the Mechanical Copyright for you. Royalties are generated when your tracks are reproduced. This covers physical (CD/vinyl), digital download and streaming.
You may have been performing live and releasing music for some time. If so, Kycker will register the tracks for you and search for all your unpaid royalties.
There is an pool of unpaid royalties, totalling an estimated $2.5 billion. These royalties are unclaimed / unallocated because the songs “owner” cannot be identified usually due to incomplete or mismatched metadata or incorrect registration. By registering your tracks for publishing with Kycker, we can attempt to reconnect you with missing royalties.
Neighbouring Rights
Neighbouring rights are royalties paid to performers and master sound recording owners (who paid for the recording) when their music is played publicly, including radio, TV, digital webcasting, and in businesses like shops.
Many artists do not register or collect their Neighbouring Rights (by registering the ISRC Code) which means they miss out on income.
Kycker will register these rights automatically as part of the distribution process and when we receive the royalties, these show on your Kycker dashboard.
In the UK, if you register your tracks with a PRS and Neighbouring Rights Organisation (PPL), your tracks can be used by BBC, ITV and Sky under the PRS/MCPS Blanket Licence.
If you made it this far you are one step closer to getting money that is rightfully yours.
