A
Author – Writes lyrics.
Arranger – Modifies musical elements of pre-existing work.
Adaptor – Modifies pre-existing lyrics.
Acquiring Music Publisher – A music publisher that has acquired Right Shares of Musical Works, typically collated into a Catalog, from another music publisher (the Relinquishing Music Publisher).
Administrator – A party administrating rights on behalf of one or more Rights Controllers, or Collecting Publisher.
Audio-visual Resource – An audible and visual persistent manifestation of a subject (often but not necessarily of a performance).
B
C
Catalog – A well-defined collection of items such as rights in musical works, Right Shares and/or Releases.
Composer/Author – Creates both lyrics and music elements.
Composer – Creates musical elements.
Collective Management Organization (CMO) – Collects both performance and mechanical royalties.
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
Mechanical Rights Organization (MRO) – Collect mechanical royalties. Examples include the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), and Harry Fox Agency (HFA).
N
O
P
Performing Rights Organization (PRO) – Collects performance royalties. Examples include the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), and Broadcast Music, Inc (BMI).
Q
R
S
Society – Entity that collects royalties. Collection societies are broken up into three categories: Performing Rights Organization (PRO); Collective Management Organization (CMO); and Mechanical Rights Organization (MRO).
T
Translator – Modifies lyrics into different language
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
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