Music Co-Publishing Agreement Fundamentals

Summary

This practice note discusses music co-publishing agreements between songwriters and publishers. In particular, the practice note discusses a number of components of a co-publishing agreement including ownership of copyright in the music composition, the advances that may go along with a co-publishing agreement, the term and reversion of copyright in a co-publishing agreement, and the administration and creative control established by the agreement. The practice note also sets out the different forms of sharing the income stream generated by the agreement.