Emi music - Providencia, Chile

Music publishing is the business of acquiring, protecting, administering and exploiting the rights in musical compositions. It is a business based on the songs themselves, as distinct from the recordings in which those songs are performed. Every commercial use of a musical composition requires a license and compensation to the songwriter and his or her publisher. The music publisher's role is to assure that the works it represents are used commercially, and to then ensure that proper remuneration is received in consideration for that use.