American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Law and Legal Definition
American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers (“ASCAP”) is a membership association of U.S. composers, songwriters, lyricists, and music publishers of every kind of music. Through agreements with affiliated international societies, ASCAP also represents music creators worldwide.
ASCAP protects the rights of its members by licensing and distributing royalties for the non-dramatic public performances of their copyrighted works. ASCAP makes giving and obtaining permission to perform music simple for both creators and users of music.
Legal Definition list
- American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
- American Society of Appraisers [ASA]
- American Society for Testing Material
- American Society for International Law [ASIL]
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- American Society of Criminology
- American Society of Forensic Odontology [ASFO]
- American Society of Home Inspectors [ASHI]
- American Society of Industrial Security [ASIS]
- American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics [ASLME]
- American Society of Questioned Document Examiners [ASQDE]
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