Performing Rights Organizations (PROs)
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /per-form-ing-rights-or-guh-nuh-zay-shuns/
Also spelled or known as: PROs
Singular: Performing Rights Organization, PRO
Related: Performance Royalties
What does Performing Rights Organizations mean? An organization that licenses the public performance of musical works and collects performance royalties on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers.
Examples include ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, PRS for Music, and SOCAN.
Performing Rights Organizations synonyms: PROs, Performance Rights Societies, Rights Collection Societies
Example sentence: “We’re looking at a couple performing rights organizations before releasing music.”
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