Music Industry
MUSIC ASSOCIATIONS

They offer you a membership which enables you to get various services such as legal advice, related music discounts, promotes your activity, collects your royalties in some cases.... They usually are non-profit organisations.

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PAMRA Performing Artists Media Rights Association Collects&distributes royalties to performers. Represents & protects its memebers'rights

PCAM Producers and Composers of Applied Music represent producers and composers of media music including advertising, soundtrack, jingles, themes...They offer a membership which enable you to attend their regular conferences and events, equipment discounts,...They also provide contract templates on their website.

PRS Performing Rights Society Collects royalties & distributes licensing fees for performance & broadcast musical works to its members. Unlike MCPS, PRS distributes directly to the writer.

PRS Foundation Since 2000 registered charity, PRS Foundation, has been funding new British music developped by songwriters & composers, who live & work in the UK. The New Music Award aims to support new musical compositions of any genre. Its current scheme are for live electronic music, festivals focused on new music, music creators in residence, new works (for commissions), organisations, performance groups, promoters, scholarship. Read more about The New Music Award on PRS Foundation's website.

THE PATENT OFFICE Grants patents & register your design as well as trademarks.

PPL Phonographic Performance Ltd Collects & distributes licencing fees from broadcast and public performances users on behalf of the record companies. Grants licences for the use of sound recordings in the UK to all broadcasters. Licenses clubs, pubs, hotels, restaurants and shops....

SPNM Promotes New Music by non- exisiting & existing composers in the UK through concerts, events, workshops,

WIPO World Intellectual Property Organisation UN organisation promotes & protects intellectul property all over the world.

WTO World Trade Organisation. Looks after trade-related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

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