ASCAP is a membership association of over 145,000 U.S. composers, songwriters and publishers of every kind of music and hundreds of thousands worldwide

BMI is an American performing rights organization that represents approximately 300,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in all genres of music

GEMA is the oldest and most well-known authors' society in Germany and the most significant in economic terms

In 1927, the National Music Publisher's Association established HFA. Since its founding, HFA has provided efficient and convenient services for publishers, licensees, and a broad spectrum of music users

" a free resource for anyone who has questions about Copyright Law and Licensing Music for use and distribution over the World Wide Web."

NMPA has been a strong and effective champion for the protection of music copyrights in an age of rapid technological changes

PRS collects licences fee for the public performance and broadcast of musical works.

The first copyright collecting society set up in Australia, APRA represents 30,000 music writer and publisher members.

The Radio Music License Committee represents the interests of the radio industry on music licensing matters