music publishing

music publishing
The contractual relationship between a songwriter or music composer and a music publisher, whereby the writer assigns part or all of his or her music copyrights to the publisher in exchange for the publisher's commercial exploitation of the music.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


music publishing
The contractual relationship between a songwriter or music composer and a music publisher, whereby the writer assigns part or all of his or her music copyrights to the publisher in exchange for the publisher's commercial exploitation of the music.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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