The Songfile Service The National Music Publishers Association

The Songfile Service The National Music Publishers Association A directory of musical works and recordings, open to the world, designed to help distributors, producers, manufacturers and multimedia distributors acquire e p licenses quickly and easily. ty o t o r p 1 Christopher Burns, Inc.

Getting a License - Today 42% Received by Mail/Fax 23% Received Online, Issued HFA Batch Process 2 35% Received Online, Errors Can’t Identify Song HFA is not the Agent Publisher Licenses Directly. Christopher Burns, Inc.

The Challenge Today at NMPA (Harry Fox Agency) • 1, 000 Licenses a day • 2 -3 days to issue a license • 4% of revenue collected 3 -5 Years from now. . . • 10, 000 Licenses a day • 2 -3 minutes to issue a license • Lower costs, increased service. 3 Christopher Burns, Inc.

Global Licensing - MDOI • Identify Song • Identify Territory • Identify License Type. Songfile email Link HFA 4 Publisher Agency Other Christopher Burns, Inc.

The Songfile System 1. Select Object from Catalog 200. 4567/ [ISWC] 98765 2. Clarify Transaction Terms Territory License Type 3. Forward the Request Handle System Technology 5 Christopher Burns, Inc.

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MDOI# HL 312115 Agency HFA Title Do I Hear A Waltz Alt Title Version Instrumental Show/Movie Do I Hear A Waltz Writers Richard Rogers, Stephen Sondhei Usage Note Sample www. hfacat /HL 312115 Info www. halleonard. com/HL 312115 Admin Www. hal. com/admin/HL 312115 11 Christopher Burns, Inc.

MDOI# HL 312115 Territory World Mech HFA Agency HFA Synch Internet HAL HFA Perf ASCAP Master RIAA Except Japan UK Italy 12 JASRA C MCPS ABC Christopher Burns, Inc.

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The Publisher Response 1. Pre-load the transaction screen MDOI Title Territory License 2. Identify the customer Account # Terms 3. Put the MDOI in the file Compliance Usage Report Royalties 16 Christopher Burns, Inc.

Industry Utility NMPA Publishers 17 Other Sponsors Songfile Service © Agent Other Publishers CISAC Christopher Burns, Inc.

Songfile Benefits • Better informed user • Licensing on Web • Fewer incomplete requests • Global licensing coordination • Mark transactions with MDOI 18 Christopher Burns, Inc.

Future Systems 1. Automated transactions Distributed catalogs Batch licensing 2. Real-time usage reporting Pre-tagged reports Publisher Links 3. Real-time royalty distribution 19 Christopher Burns, Inc.

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