Composition
Melody + Lyrics
- Writers
- Named co-writers, splits totaling 100
- USCO PA
- Composition registration
- PRO
- The work at ASCAP or BMI
- The MLC
- Composition claimed, with the same ISRC
Every song is two copyrights.
Most artists never register both.
Melisma is the ownership vault for a self-released catalog: what's on file, what doesn't match, and what you'd need to prove it's yours.
One song. Two copyrights.
The composition is the melody and lyrics. The sound recording is the master. Registering one does not cover the other.
Sound recording
The Master
- Master owner
- Who owns the recording
- ISRC
- From the distributor
- USCO SR
- Recording registration
- SoundExchange
- Featured artist and SRCO