Commercial and Promo Music
If you write music used in commercials or promotional announcements, you need to provide ASCAP with specific information in order for ASCAP to accurately identify and credit surveyed performances of your music.
ASCAP is pleased to announce the following service enhancements for members whose music is used in commercials and promos. We work hard to continually upgrade our services for you and will keep you informed of additional developments.
LOCAL AND CABLE COMMERCIALS. Effective with second quarter 2011 performances (i.e., performances on or after April 1, 2011, for which royalties are distributed in the December, 2011 and January, 2012 domestic publisher and writer distributions respectively), ASCAP will expand the survey of commercials on local and cable television stations monitored by Competitrack to a complete census. Click here for a list of stations monitored by Competitrack. Commercials on local and cable television stations not monitored by Competitrack will continue to be subject to a sample survey. Claims for commercial performances should be received by ASCAP within 30 days of first broadcast to ensure on-time processing.
CLAIM NOTIFICATION. Claims for commercial performances should be submitted through the “Member Service Inquiry” section in ASCAP Member Access. Select the category of “Commercial and Promo Claim Submission” and the topic of any medium on which performances take place. A separate inquiry is needed for each topic.
MUSIC RIGHTS AGREEMENTS. Effective with performances first broadcast on or after July 1, 2011, ASCAP no longer requires the submission of music rights agreements for "work-for-hire" claims. When you register your work as a commercial on ASCAP’s Online Title Registration system, you will be asked to warrant that the writer(s) and publisher(s) have the right to collect public performance royalties. ASCAP reserves the right to request an agreement at any time.
Further information on these items and more can be found in the Commercial and Promo guidelines below.
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For March 2012 / April 2012 distribution |
30 days after first broadcast;
No Later than October 26, 2011 |
| • For June 2012 / July 2012 distribution |
30 days after first broadcast;
No Later than January 27, 2012 |
| • For September 2012 / October 2012 distribution |
30 days after first broadcast;
No Later than May 4, 2012 |
| • For December 2012 / January 2013 distribution |
30 days after first broadcast;
No Later than August 3, 2012 |
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| • For March 2012 / April 2012 distribution |
December 30, 2011 |
| • For June 2012 / July 2012 distribution |
March 30, 2012 |
| • For September 2012 / October 2012 distribution |
June 29, 2012 |
| • For December 2012 / January 2013 distribution |
September 28, 2012 |
Guidelines for the appropriate information to send to ASCAP can be found by clicking on the link below:
Commercial and Promo Guidelines
The document below is a checklist to help ensure that your submission of materials is as complete as possible:
Commercial and Promo Checklist (PDF)
Commercial and Promo Checklist (DOC)
The Excel spreadsheet below is a template for submitting performance information to ASCAP.
Performance Template
Please complete the applicable items on the ASCAP COMMERCIAL & PROMO CHECKLIST, log into Member Access and submit through the "Member Service Inquiry" section. Select the category of "Commercial and Promo Claim Submission" and the topic of each medium on which performances take place.
If you have any questions, contact a Member Services Representative at 1-800-95-ASCAP (952-7227) or log a "Member Service Inquiry" through Member Access.
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