Affiliation

Affiliation means becoming a member of an organization or society and granting them a number of responsibilities. These include licensing, tracking, and protecting your songs' use, authorizing other societies, through reciprocal agreements, licensing rights to your songs on your behalf, and of course, paying royalties out to you, the songwriter.

Related Terms:

• Collection Societies
• Interesting Parties Information (IPI Number)

Related Article:

• Explaining Reciprocal vs Direct Agreements
• Guide to USA & Canada PROs
• What If I'm Not Affiliated With A Performing Rights Organization?
• You Can Affiliate Writers, But Can You Affiliate Publishers?

Related Resources:

• Defining Pay Sources Webinar