jay santana
New member
how am i able to get royalties? how much does it cost to sign up with bmi and get royalties? im a producer and i want to start getting placements but i want to setup royalties first
Performance*** Rights OrganizationIf you found this forum you should be able to find info online about Publishing Rights Organizations.
I tried signing with a PRO but it's really difficult to do outside the US.
You have to have some kind of tax number which requires sending your passport off to get legalised (isn't it already a legal document ?) which costs a few hundred dollars, or pounds in my case.
Then with the other stuff the total was racking up to a few hundred, which I can't justify at this point.
I dont get why they make it so difficult for people...not everyone lives in the US.
The other PROS outside the US have to invite you to be a member, you can't just join.
I'm from Germany and I'm signed with ASCAP. All you need to do is fill out a W-8Ben form and send it to them.
You can leave it blank. 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9 are all of the fields I filled out.Can I ask what you used for this?
U.S. taxpayer identification number (SSN or ITIN)
You can leave it blank. 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9 are all of the fields I filled out.