What are Publishing Rights in Music?

Last updated Apr 25, 2023

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What are Publishing Rights in Music?
Music Publishing is an essential part of the music industry, and if you as a songwriter, want to make money from your music, you need to know what publishing rights are. 

Publishing Rights refer to the ownership and control of a musical composition. This includes the melody and lyrics of a song. When songwriters create a composition, they own the publishing rights by default. Publishing rights differ from Master Rights, which are about who owns and controls a recording of a musical composition, usually a record label.