Lingo

A violation of the exclusive rights granted by the copyright law to a copyright owner.

A unique number which will be assigned to a specific recording of a musical work.

A unique number that which will be assigned to a musical composition to assist in electronic identification of performances.

A hand-made (usually) reproduction on paper of a newly-written song.

A component within an electronic keyboard that sweeps back and forth in a particular waveform shape at a very slow rate of speed. A LFO is used to create continuous (periodic) change to the volume, pitch, or timbre of a sound.

A collection of musical compositions that are licensed by the publisher or administrator for use as background, theme, or score music, on radio, broadcast and cable television, films, or video productions.

A license is a grant to a “user” permitting use of a copyright for any of the following:
1. Mechanical (records, tapes, CDs).
2. Non-dramatic performance (public performance of a song over radio/TV/club/hotel/concerts).
3. Grand Rights (dramatic performance of a musical work, musical comedy, play, opera, operetta, or ballet).
4. Synchronization (the use of a musical composition on the soundtrack of an audio/visual work for theatrical exhibition or television).
5. Print (sheet music, folios, songbooks or other printed editions. The grant is usually made for a specified period of time and for a designated territory).
6. Commercial (the use of a musical composition as part of an advertisement).

Schedules prepared by radio and television stations for performing rights organizations such as BMI indicating by title, writer and artist all music performed on the station during a particular time period. Used as a basis for payment to writers and publishers.

A completed recording of a song from which multiple copies are manufactured.

The license issued by a publisher or his agent, usually to a record company, granting the record company the right to record and release a specific composition at an agreed-upon fee per unit manufactured and sold.