Corporate publishers often take half of what a song earns, sometimes for the life of the copyright. Here you keep your entire writer's share, keep 75–85% of all publishing income, and can leave with 30 days' notice.
Every dollar a song earns in publishing is divided into a writer's share and a publisher's share. Your writer's share is yours with every option below — the difference is how much of the publisher's share you keep.
Both tiers protect your writer's share, your creative approval and your exit. Pick the one that fits where your catalog is right now.
We register your songs everywhere they need to be, license them, and chase down every royalty. You keep 100% ownership of your copyrights.
Everything in Admin, plus we actively pitch your catalog for film, TV, ads, games and co-writes. We co-own the publisher's share only during the term — then it's all yours again.
Percentages are what you keep of the total publishing income from each source.
| Right | What it covers | Who collects | You keep · Admin | You keep · Co-Pub |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | Radio, streaming, TV, venues, bars, live shows | Your PRO pays your writer's share directly to you. SSP collects the publisher's share. | 85% | 75% |
| Mechanical | Streams, downloads, CDs, vinyl, covers | SSP registers and collects through The MLC and foreign societies. | 85% | 75% |
| Sync | Film, TV, ads, trailers, video games | SSP negotiates. You approve every license. | 85% | 75% |
| Print & Lyrics | Sheet music, lyric sites, on-screen lyrics | SSP licenses and collects. | 85% | 75% |
| YouTube & Social | Content ID, user videos, short-form platforms | SSP registers and claims. | 85% | 75% |
| International | Royalties earned outside the U.S. | SSP registers with foreign societies. | 85% | 75% |
| Copyright ownership | Who owns the song itself | — | 100% yours | Publisher's share co-owned during the term, then 100% yours |
| Creative control | Samples, remixes, translations, lyric changes | — | Always yours | Always yours |
| Masters | Your sound recordings | — | Not part of this agreement — publishing only. | |
Each term runs three years from the day you sign.
If no written notice is uploaded before the term ends, it renews for another three years. To stop renewal, upload a signed notice below.
After your first year, upload a signed written notice at any time. You're out 30 days later.
When it ends, every right comes back to you. We stop licensing and pay out anything earned before the end date.
Nothing is held back to pay off an advance, and nothing is cross-collateralized against other deals.
Paid every quarter with an itemized statement by source, plus a yearly audit right.
Our 15–25% keeps this running, so the publishing house can grow with the writers in it.
Initial every clause, sign with your legal name, and you'll get a receipt ID and a tamper-evident fingerprint for your records. We keep a timestamped copy of exactly what you agreed to.
Use your receipt ID and the email you signed with to view your agreement, confirm the record hasn't changed, check your renewal date, or upload a written notice to exit or stop auto-renewal.