Who gets paid when "I Will Always Love You" by W. Houston (written by Dolly Parton) is played on US terrestrial radio?

Dolly Parton and Dolly's publisher

What's the best definition of a music publisher?

A contract between a writer and publisher where publisher exploits the PA

A band playing a 150 capacity venue finishes off their set with a cover of a Metallica song. What do they owe Metallica?

The band doesn’t owe Metallica anything directly.

Administer/distribute Performance Royalties to songwriters/publishers

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ENT120 - Lesson 10 Publishing and Public Performance

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1
Who gets paid when "I Will Always Love You" by W. Houston (written by Dolly Parton) is played on US terrestrial radio?
(1) Dolly, (2) Dolly’s publisher, (3) Whitney’s estate
The record label that released Whitney’s recording (Arista
Dolly Parton and Dolly's publisher
The estate of Whitney Houston, the performer
2
Businesses may purchase a _________ license to play songs, or have musicians perform from an entire catalog of music
Comforter
Encompassing
Catalog
Blanket
3
What's the best definition of a music publisher?
A service that gets music played
A promotions company for recording artists
A contract between a writer and publisher where publisher exploits the PA
The same as a label
4
Songwriters can get deals with publishers just like recording artists get deals with record labels.
False
True
5
A band playing a 150 capacity venue finishes off their set with a cover of a Metallica song. What do they owe Metallica?
The band doesn’t owe Metallica anything directly.
50% of tickets sold
$9.10
The band owes Metallica 10% of whatever they made at the door that night
6
PROs act as an intermediary between rights holders and licensors.
True
False
7
Who are the PROs in the United States?
BMI
SESAC
GMR
ASCAP
8
What does a PRO do?
Sign new artists
Sue people who infringer on writers' copyrights
Distribute public performance royalties to labels
Administer/distribute Performance Royalties to songwriters/publishers
9
The traditional split between a writer and a publisher is
There is no traditional split, all rates are negotiated individually
70/30
50/50
60/40

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