CMO
Type: noun, acronym
Pronunciation: /c-m-o/
Also spelled or known as: C-M-O, C.M.O, Collective Management Organization, Collecting society
Plural: CMOs
What does CMO mean? 1. Collective Management Organization: An organization that collectively manages copyrights and royalties for rights owners. 2. Chief Marketing Officer.
A CMO (Collective Management Organization) is an organization that administers and manages copyrights and royalty collections on behalf of creators and rights owners.
CMOs license music usage, collect royalties, monitor usage data, and distribute payments to members. They may manage performance rights, mechanical rights, neighboring rights, or other intellectual property rights.
A CMO can also be a Chief Marketing Officer at a label, distributor, music tech company, etc.
CMO synonyms: Collective Management Organization, Collecting society
Example sentence: “The songwriter registered with a CMO to receive international royalties.”
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