Help - License Tab

The License tab within the album page contains track-level mechanical licensing information showing licenses that have been configured for mechanical reporting, unlicensed tracks, or the status of tracks excluded from mechanical royalties.

The number of mechanical licenses configured for the album being viewed is noted in brackets within the title of the license tab.

Within the Mechanical Licenses section users can note that a track does not require mechanicals to be paid, perform actions with previously created licenses, and filter the list of licenses being viewed.

The list of licenses notes the name of the track with associated license(s) configured for that track. The list also notes the high level configuration of a license, calling out what product sales will apply to a license, if licenses to the same publisher on the same track are to be crossed, which region’s sales will apply to a license, the publishers share, and the name of the publisher and associated administrator and/or agency.


Actions that can be taken on this page include:

  1. Exclude a track from having to pay mechanical royalties
    By deselecting the check box under the "Pay" column a license will be set to "EXCLUDED" from mechanical royalties. When a track is set to "EXCLUDED" the following will occur:
    • UI will note that the track is "EXCLUDED"
    • No licenses can be created for the specific track.
      • If licenses are already configured on a track and the track is "EXCLUDED", the licenses will be removed from the UI and set into an inactive state.
    • The license will be excluded from the following mechanical license reports that are available in the "Statements" tab:
      • "Tracks Not 100% Licensed"
      • "Unlicensed Accrual"
  2. Add a license to a track
    By selecting "Add" a new license can be added to that specific track. When "Add" is selected the "License Entry" page for adding a specific type of license appears.
    • A new license can be added to any track that is not set as "EXCLUDED".
    • Multiple licenses can be added to a single track.
  3. Copy a current license
    By selecting "Copy" listed next to a license, all information contained in that license is copied into a new license that can be applied to another track listed on the album.
    • The copy function only allows a license to be copied to a different track on that album.
    • When the copy function is used, the user is required to select the track to add the copied license to.

  4. Edit a license
    Select the "Edit" action to edit an existing license.
  5. View a license
    To view an existing license select the track name from the list of licenses. Note that a license can be selected to be edited from this view mode.
  6. Apply a contract for Controlled Composition license configurations
    When adding a new license, the user has the ability to define the license as a standard mechanical license or a controlled composition license. Controlled composition licenses utilize the controlled composition license settings that are associated with the selected contract. The following are Controlled Composition specifics:
    • The list of available contracts that can be selected for controlled licenses associated with the specific album is determined by the contracts that are attached to the album.
      • Attached contracts are available in the list if they have a completed controlled composition clause in them.
    • Only one contract / controlled clause can be assigned to the license "Contract for Controlled Composition" section.
    • All configured controlled composition licenses created in the album use the same contract / controlled clause.
  7. Filter the list of mechanical licenses being viewed
    As the list of mechanical licenses associated with an album can be quite large, there are filters that can be applied to this view to focus the list on desired license types.
    • Filter on "Product Type" – by selecting a specific product configuration from this drop down list, only licenses that will pay out on the associated product sales will be listed.
      • Note that "All Products" licenses will pay out on sales from all product types and will be listed when a specific product is selected from this list.
    • The "Show" filter can be selected to show "All" tracks, only tracks that are "Licensed" or only tracks that are "Unlicensed".