American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a non-profit performance rights organisation that protects its members' musical copyrights by monitoring public performances of their music, whether via a broadcast or live performance, and compensating them accordingly. ASCAP collects licensing fees from users of music created by ASCAP members, then distributes them back to its members as royalties (BMI has a similar method for its members). In effect, the arrangement is the product of a compromise: when a song is played, the user does not have to pay the copyright holder directly, nor does the music creator have to bill a radio station for use of a song.
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L'American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers ou ASCAP est une organisation américaine de gestion des droits d'auteurs des compositeurs, auteurs et éditeurs de musique.
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Die American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) ist eine US-amerikanische Verwertungsgesellschaft für Musik-Produkte.
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American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) är en organisation som bevakar upphovsrätten för amerikanska kompositörer, motsvarande svenska Stim.
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= Sociedad Americana de Compositores, Autores y Editores
Ex: The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is 1 of 2 major performing rights organisations that act on behalf of many copyright owners of musical works.