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American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers

http://www.ascap.com

Licensing, copyright, the recording and broadcasting industries, theater, jingles, concert music, etc.; with links to associated sites.

BMI: Broadcast Music Database

http://bmi.com 

Ownership of over 17 million songs, searchable by title, author, and publisher; information for songwriters, copyright forms, licensing information, glossary, etc.

Beta Records

https://www.reverbnation.com

A site that offers free music marketing and promotion for musicians, and also opportunities to listen to unsigned artists. 

Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI)

https://us.ccli.com

Contact this organization to use sheet music in churches. Contact info.

A Guide to Copyright for Music Librarians

https://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/mpage/copyright_home

For librarians and others, authoritative guidelines, news, and links.

Music Publishers' Association of the United States

http://mpa.org

Note the useful Copyright Resource Center, the Directory of Music Publishers (with imprints), and the links to music organizations.

Musical America

http://www.musicalamerica.com

Industry news and features provided at no cost.  Users can also subscribe ($150/year) to artist, manager, and listings searches; alternatively, the public is welcome use the print volume in the at the Library. 

National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA)

http://nmpa.org

"The NMPA is the voice of both small and large music publishers, and is the leading advocate for publishers and their songwriter partners in the nation’s capital and in every area where publishers do business."

Political Campaigns and Music Licensing

http://futureofmusic.org/article/fact-sheet/political-campaigns-and-music-licensing

From the Future of Music Coalition (Education, Research, and Advocacy for Musicians) http://futureofmusic.org, questions and answers about music used for political campaigns and rallies from a legal perspective.

Public Domain Music

http://www.pdinfo.com 

Explanation of copyright and public domain, a search feature for locating 3,000 songs in the public domain, resources for finding other public domain music, links, etc.

SACEM repertoire

https://repertoire.sacem.fr/en

A French website with a large amount of sheet music

SESAC

www.sesac.com

If a song is not found in ASCAP or in BMI directories, contact this group.

10 Columbus Circle
New York, NY 10019
212-586-3450 

Songfile

http://www.songfile.com

"Songfile helps you license cover songs for physical and digital formats such as CDs, downloads, ringtones and streams."

United States Copyright Office

https://copyright.gov

For registering or searching copyright--this very helpful site includes forms, tutorials,  and FAQs. 

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