The correct owner of each recording must be identified for any particular time period; otherwise we cannot accurately and efficiently pay royalties to members.
Here are some pointers about registering repertoire, which may impact upon payments made for the use of an individual recording:
ISRCs
If you have remixed, re-recorded, edited a track by more than 10 seconds, or remastered a recording, you should assign a new ISRC. If you have licensed a recording from the original copyright owner you should use the same ISRC assigned by the original owner. More information on ISRCs
PDate
The PDate is the year the recording or video was originally released. If the recording has not been changed, the PDate is the same as the date used when the recording was first registered. If the recording has been changed, the PDate is the year that the new version is released.
Ownership of the recording
If you have non-exclusively licensed the recording for use on a compilation you should register the recording with PPL and click the “Third Party” box in the recording rightsholder section of the Register Repertoire screen. By doing this, you will not have to provide further details of your rightsholding and it will help to prevent disputes on the recording.