Harry Fox Agency
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The Harry Fox Agency (HFA) is a provider of rights management and collector and distributor of
Services
HFA provides the following services to its affiliated publishers:
- Issues mechanical licenses[5]
- Collects and distributes mechanical royalties
- Conducts royalty examinations
- Pursues piracy claims
- Offers rights management solutions: Slingshot
Songfile
Songfile is an online mechanical licensing tool designed for the D.I.Y music industry market. It allows the public to search through over millions of songs and purchase licenses. A mechanical license is needed if one wants to manufacture and distribute recordings that they did not write.[6] Through Songfile, licenses can be obtained for physical works, permanent digital downloads (PDDs), ringtones, and interactive streaming distribution.[7] Users pay a per-song processing fee and royalties for licenses, which are set at the current U.S. statutory rate.[8]
Slingshot
Services include end-to-end support for: Licensing, Database Management, Royalty Services, Content Consulting, and Auditing.[9]
Copyright claims
In October 2012, HFA became involved with copyright claims of musical works in the public domain on YouTube. As the designated YouTube administrator for thousands of music publishers, HFA uses the Content Management System (CMS) to review YouTube user disputes for the use of song compositions protected under copyright law. Many arrangements of public domain works are under copyright, even if the original is not, and because the CMS tool is not perfect, some false disputes are created.
References
- ^ "NMPA". NMPA. Archived from the original on 2006-08-22. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
- ISBN 978-0-7355-9090-8.
- ^ SESAC Buys the Harry Fox Agency Ed Christman, Billboard, July 7, 2015
- ^ Blackstone’s Latest Move Has the Look of a Hit Jennifer Saba, New York Times, January 5, 2017
- ^ "How to Obtain Mechanical Licenses - The Harry Fox Agency". Harryfox.com. 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
- ^ "Music Business Tips: What does the Harry Fox Agency Do?". Musicbiztips.info. 2011-06-03. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
- ^ "HFA Songfile". Harryfox.com. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
- ^ "Statutory Reports". Harryfox.com. 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
- ^ "Harry Fox Agency | Slingshot". Hfaslingshot.com. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
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