[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Joe writes:
> > (BTW, none of this has anything whatsoever to do with publishing. Bug
> > Music is a publisher. BMI and ASCAP are "performing rights societies"
> > which serve as collection agencies for performance royalties only, send
> > them to the publishers and writers, and deduct 1% of your royalties to
> > pay their overhead. In order to collect "mechanical royalties", or money
> > from record sales, you either have to have a publisher, be your own
> > publisher, or at least register yourself with the Harry Fox Agency (they
> > have a website) in order to collect your mechanicals.)
>
> ...which is why BUG is so cool, they do BOTH!
All publishers do both. However, you still have to register your songs
with BMI or ASCAP.
--
Joe Gracey
President-For-Life, Jackalope Records
http://www.kimmierhodes.com
