Complete 7 pages APA formatted article: The Ways in Which Music Copyrights Are Exploited. This paper will highlight the developments of revenue pathways in the last fifty years and the implications of these to the publishing companies in the United Kingdom and the European region.For a long time, it has proved a challenge for songwriters to oversee and exercise control over their songs. The entire venture involves granting licenses and collecting the revenue from multiple users of the song, responsibilities that the songwriter cannot handle personally. Publishing companies often serve as a great relief to songwriters. Publishing companies exercise control over music composition (Poe, 2006:110-112). Publishing companies often secure recording of the songwriter’s material. In addition, the publisher ensures secure use of the song in other media such as television, film, radio, and video games (Beall, 2004:1). In addition, the publishing company seeks performance avenues by artists. It is the role of a publishing company to ensure effective management of licenses as well as collect royalties from all users of the composition. Moreover, publishing companies zealously strive to promote each composition under their care in order to increase revenue pathways. It is worth noting that some songwriters prefer to control their copyrights instead of assigning that responsibility to a publisher.Music publishing became a successful venture in the 19th century. For a long time, publishers produced song sheets. However, they were selective on the type of songs they would publish. A song had to prove itself worthy of good outcomes in the business. The impact brought about by phonograph and various broadcasting industries became a mark of the time. The emergence of these led to markedly increased sales of song sheets and phonogram sheets. Initially, the music industry relied on a single source of income. The emerging new forms of media transformed the entire picture of the music business. .
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