If a production has a sync or library licence, which rights does that leave to other licences (performance/broadcast), and how does the cue sheet connect the pieces?
Corrected 2026-10-24 - see C3-B1129-01; the original statements below are kept for history and are superseded where the correction says so. UK sources separate three things: the right to copy and synchronise (MCPS, issued through PRS for Music), the right to perform or broadcast the composition (PRS, often through a broadcaster's blanket arrangement), and the recording rights (PPL for commercial recordings; included in MCPS library licences). A cue sheet carries the usage data that lets societies pay performance royalties; it is not a licence. The MCPS FAQ gives the clearest example: a library licence excludes the public-communication right in the musical work, which matters if the licensee itself hosts or broadcasts. Whether a broadcaster's blanket applies is not stated in the pages read.
UK sources separate three things: the right to copy and synchronise (MCPS, issued through PRS for Music), the right to perform or broadcast the composition (PRS, often through a broadcaster's blanket arrangement), and the recording rights (PPL for commercial recordings; included in MCPS library licences). A cue sheet carries the usage data that lets societies pay performance royalties; it is not a licence. The MCPS FAQ gives the clearest example: a library licence excludes the public-communication right in the musical work, which matters if the licensee itself hosts or broadcasts. Whether a broadcaster's blanket applies is not stated in the pages read.
Curator correction 2026-10-24 (discovery audit record C3-B1129-01, curator-reviewed C3R-0715; excerpts re-located by independent curator GET 2026-10-24): Correction. Record C3-B102-G37-06 (evidence E4 and the finding 'ASCAP pays about six months after a broadcast') quotes the ASCAP Cue Sheet Corner page as 'ASCAP distributes royalties for performances approximately six (6) months after the broadcast performance'. In the raw HTML of the Internet Archive captures of 2024-09-08 through 2026-06-15 (re-fetched; body sha256 for 2026-02-23 and 2026-06-15 match R2 and R1) that sentence survives only inside an HTML comment headed "OLD TEXT REPLACED BY FAQ" and is not displayed (captures of 2024-05-18 and 2024-06-23 show it as a visible paragraph, so it was superseded in 2024); the displayed FAQ instead says ASCAP generally pays 6-9 months after the date of a performance, and that programmes that have aired can take 3-5 months to appear in Member Access. The live page returned 403 to curl on 2026-10-24 and the lead's browser render showed neither phrase in visible text, consistent with the sentence remaining only in the commented-out block; the record's own pinned bytes (3de90a5e...) were not re-hashed. The record's other cue-sheet points (cue sheet is not a licence; SOCAN relies on cue sheets) were re-read and stand. The record's E4 quote was taken from superseded, commented-out source text that the page did not display when the record was checked (the displayed FAQ said 6-9 months in every capture from 2024-09-08 on), so the quote did not represent the page; treat the figure as "generally 6-9 months after the date of a performance".
Curator qualifications: All excerpts located; rights left to other licences (performance/broadcast).
Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.
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- [sourced_fact] Curator correction 2026-10-24 (discovery audit record C3-B1129-01, curator-reviewed C3R-0715; excerpts re-located by independent curator GET 2026-10-24): Correction. Record C3-B102-G37-06 (evidence E4 and the finding 'ASCAP pays about six months after a broadcast') quotes the ASCAP Cue Sheet Corner page as 'ASCAP distributes royalties for performances approximately six (6) months after the broadcast performance'. In the raw HTML of the Internet Archive captures of 2024-09-08 through 2026-06-15 (re-fetched; body sha256 for 2026-02-23 and 2026-06-15 match R2 and R1) that sentence survives only inside an HTML comment headed "OLD TEXT REPLACED BY FAQ" and is not displayed (captures of 2024-05-18 and 2024-06-23 show it as a visible paragraph, so it was superseded in 2024); the displayed FAQ instead says ASCAP generally pays 6-9 months after the date of a performance, and that programmes that have aired can take 3-5 months to appear in Member Access. The live page returned 403 to curl on 2026-10-24 and the lead's browser render showed neither phrase in visible text, consistent with the sentence remaining only in the commented-out block; the record's own pinned bytes (3de90a5e...) were not re-hashed. The record's other cue-sheet points (cue sheet is not a licence; SOCAN relies on cue sheets) were re-read and stand. The record's E4 quote was taken from superseded, commented-out source text that the page did not display when the record was checked (the displayed FAQ said 6-9 months in every capture from 2024-09-08 on), so the quote did not represent the page; treat the figure as "generally 6-9 months after the date of a performance". · locator: curator correction paragraph in this record body (C3-B1129-01) source
- [sourced_fact] SUPERSEDED IN PART 2026-10-24 by curator correction C3-B1129-01 (see the correction claim above); original kept for history: UK sources separate three things: the right to copy and synchronise (MCPS, issued through PRS for Music), the right to perform or broadcast the composition (PRS, often through a broadcaster's blanket arrangement), and the recording rights (PPL for commercial recordings; included in MCPS library licences). A cue sheet carries the usage data that lets societies pay performance royalties; it is not a licence. The MCPS FAQ gives the clearest example: a library licence excludes the public-communication right in the musical work, which matters if the licensee itself hosts or broadcasts. Whether a broadcaster's blanket applies is not stated in the pages read. · locator: candidate evidence excerpts source
Rights
| component | license | hosting | redistribution | modification | training | Evidence and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| documentation | unknown | permitted | permitted | unknown | unknown | Applies to this original summary only, not to the cited sources. |