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Cue Sheets And Title Registration
If your music is used in a film or television program, filing a cue sheet with your performing rights organization is an important step in assuring that you get properly paid for your work.
As you probably know, performing rights organizations license television stations and other media outlets the right to broadcast the music contained in their programming. PRO's collect the license fees from networks, cable, PBS and local stations and distributes royalties to the composer and publisher members based on these performances and how much money they've collected overall. In order to determine what music has been performed and which members they need to compensate for these performances, "cue sheets" are collected from the producer's of TV and Film projects that list what music they contain. These cue sheets are then cross referenced to broadcast schedules and performances are processed so that members can receive royalties from the use of their music.
Generally speaking, the filing of cue sheets is done automatically by the producers of the production your music is used in. However, due to the rapidly changing landscape of television and film production, there are a growing number of independent production companies that might not be aware of the need to file music cue sheets. It is becoming increasingly important for songwriters to educate the production companies with which they work about what a cue sheet is, particulary for low budget productions.
Additionally, it's imperative that you as a songwriter register your titles with your performing rights organization. If your music is used in a production and listed on a cue sheet, but your title is not properly registered with your Performing Rights Organization, you will not get paid. If your music is being represented by a third party publisher, they will often times your register your works on your behalf (my publisher does), but always to check to confirm that this is or isn't the case. Registering the same title twice can create confusion with your PRO, and not registering the title at all will prevent you and your publisher from being compensated.
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