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Below, we’ve put together some of the essential information on publishing rights and royalties on Bandcamp from our help center, though yo...

Essential Guide: Publishing Rights and Royalties on Bandcamp

There are two main copyrights in music. They are: 
The copyright in the underlying musical work (composition) - the melody, chords, and ly...

Publishing royalty collection on Bandcamp

Flowchart: Publishing Rights & Royalties on Bandcamp

You can add additional information to help Bandcamp ensure royalties reach the right owners. This is particularly important for songs with...

What are the Publishing Rights fields for?

For all artists and labels on Bandcamp, maintaining accurate and comprehensive music metadata is an essential part of ensuring you and you...

Music Metadata on Bandcamp

For digital sales that include one or more tracks registered with a collection society, you will see a line item in your sales receipt cal...

Where can I view publishing royalties collected on Bandcamp?

Please note: These articles provide a general overview to help you get started with understanding copyrights in the music industry. They’r...

Can you help me understand more about general songwriter rights and royalties?

We collect and pay publishing royalties on both digital music sales and merch items that include digital downloads (such as, for example, ...

What sales are affected by collection society accruals?

If any of the tracks or albums on your page are registered with or represented by any type of collection society (PRO, CMO, or similar), o...

How to enable royalty collection for tracks and albums

The accrual is applied based on your buyers' locations. On Bandcamp, the collection society share is calculated based on the agreement bet...

Why does the collection society amount vary for different sales?

Not exactly! Listeners can now enjoy shared playlists if they are logged into their account, but play limits kick in pretty quickly unless...

Are users streaming music for free via playlists?

Whether or not you are a member of a publishing collection society is entirely up to you – you can use Bandcamp either way.If you write, p...

I’m not affiliated with any societies. Will you be pulling money from my sales?

Most collecting societies around the world have reciprocal agreements that enable each other to collect royalties on behalf of the other. ...

What happens if I'm a member of PRS and MCPS but I sell a track in another jurisdiction such as Australia?  How will I receive my royalties?

If you think Bandcamp is collecting publishing royalties on a track or album when they shouldn't be (for example, if some or all of your t...

How can I dispute royalty collection on a track or album?

Collection societies will calculate their members’ royalties based on the sales and streaming rates set by each society and then pay accor...

How does each collection society calculate royalties for their members?

Yes. Even on Bandcamp Friday, we are obligated to collect royalties so composers, publishers, and collaborators are paid fairly.

Will you collect royalties on Bandcamp Fridays?

Sometimes. You can find more information on what sales are affected by collection society accruals here. 

Do PRO/CMO/Collection Society accrual fees apply to physical sales?

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