Rights, Contracts & Catalogue Management

Protect Your Compositions, Master Your Rights, and Collect Every Royalties Stream

Specialized advisory and rights management for screen composers, instrumentalists, and songwriters. From cue sheet audits and PRO registration to deal negotiation and long-term catalogue structuring.

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Your compositions and master recordings are your primary business capital. In media scoring and publishing, ambiguous split agreements, misfiled cue sheets, or uncollected neighboring rights directly erode your earnings.

We act as your contractual and administrative partner. We audit your existing catalogue, streamline your registrations, and review commissioning contracts so you keep control of your IP while maximizing licensing revenue.

Rights Management & Catalogue Auditing

Untangled rights mean prompt, complete royalty collection. We verify every link in your chain of title:

  • PRO & CMO Work Registration: Direct assistance ensuring works are registered with proper IPI/CAE numbers across collecting societies (OSA, Intergram, PRS, ASCAP/BMI).

  • Cue Sheet & Metadata Verification: Ensuring TV/film cue sheets, broadcast logs, and digital metadata match your actual ownership splits.

  • Catalogue Health Check: Identifying uncollected royalties, duplicate registrations, and missing co-writer documentation.

Contract Advisory & Deal Negotiation

Before signing away ownership or agreeing to unfavorable buyout terms, get practical, independent industry perspective:

  • Composer Commissioning Agreements: Reviewing terms for feature films, episodic TV, documentaries, games, and theatre.

  • Publishing & Co-Publishing Deals: Analyzing reversion clauses, retention periods, advance recoupment, and admin fee splits.

  • Licensing & Sync Riders: Evaluating territory terms, exclusivity clauses, buyout language, and derivative usage rights.

Bespoke Workshops & Career Consulting (1:1)

Targeted, one-on-one sessions designed to build your business confidence:

  • Understanding Your Rights (1:1 Workshop): Demystifying mechanicals, performance royalties, neighboring rights, and master sync fees.

  • Composer Representation Strategy: Preparing pitch packets, score reels, and rate cards when seeking sync agents or scoring representation.

Bridging the Gap Between Film & Music

Our team actively connects the worlds of composition and film production. As organizers and moderators of international panels on film scoring and sync licensing, including the Soundtrack Film Festival in Poděbrady, we work directly with music supervisors, directors, and rights societies to navigate the practical realities of media licensing.

Need help reviewing an agreement or auditing your catalogue?

Tell us about your catalogue or the specific contract you are currently reviewing, and let's set up a consultation.


Don’t hesitate to contact us directly to book with us.

contact@mariedelamontagne.com
+42(0) 606372279