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The $100 Billion Dollar Question: How Do We Fix Music Data?

It’s time to restate the obvious: the music industry needs a global registry of verified
copyright ownership data. If a unified and shared data layer of music ownership existed,
it would unlock massive opportunities and ...

AYO Webinar - November 2024

In this presentation of our webinar “Your Music Is F*cking Amazing! So Now What?” AYO co-founders Deborah Mannis-Gardner, Stacey Haber and Pär Almqvist are joined by the whole AYO team to discuss music copyright and its value.

IAFAR WEBINAR - January 2025

If you’re a studio Producer, you can get paid neighboring rights. However, there are lots more hoops to jump through and the journey is not smooth sailing. IAFAR and AYO proudly present this recording of From the Voice of a Producer – Neighboring Rights and How to Get Paid

GUIDE TO NEIGHBORING RIGHTS

“Neighboring rights” refers to the public performance rights associated with a sound recording, which generates public performance royalties for artists and the sound recording copyright owner. Learn more about these royalty rights and how they affect your income.

GUIDE - Music Rights for Estates

The loss of loved one is devastating. Many decisions have to be made, which becomes more overwhelming when your loved one was a performer. This guide will take you through each step of safeguarding your loved one's legacy and income stream.