Administrative

Music use has exploded around the globe, yet many modern publishers still practice passive copyright administration, depending on a traditional network of collection societies, record companies and other third-party collectors for reliable accounting.

Spirit’s Administration department, expert in the push-the-envelope caretaking of classic copyrights, is widely recognized as one of the most thorough in the business. Our team, with decades of experience at societies, record labels, media companies and other publishers large and small, know where all the bodies are buried. Their intimate knowledge of the inner workings of royalty systems and the science behind royalty distributions and statements enables them to effectively track and analyze royalty flows and immediately spot and question missed performances and under payments – creating, in essence, an ongoing audit.

Their long relationships with royalty and licensing staffers around the country ensure that statement issues are moved to the top of the pile and checks are issued on time. Their expertise in tracking music use and payments by new digital broadcasters and distributors – arguably the future of our business – is unparalleled. And while some competitors boast about the immediacy and transparency of massive on-line databases, we’ve got real live executives, vested in our clients’ songs and careers, who are always ready to update our writers on their songs’ activity and earnings.

Our global offices and partners – similarly respected and fully networked in their territories – are also uniquely equipped to ensure highest payments from performing rights and mechanical societies and their record in re-registering catalogs, finding unlicensed releases and identifying black box monies (hidden pockets of unclaimed royalties) is second to none.