Controlled Composition Clause
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /kuhn-trohld-kom-puh-zish-un-klawz/
Also spelled or known as: Controlled Composition Provision
Plural: Controlled Composition Clauses
Related: Mechanical Royalties
What does Controlled Composition Clause mean? A provision in a recording contract that limits the mechanical royalties a record label must pay when an artist records songs they wrote or co-wrote themselves.
A Controlled Composition Clause is a provision in a recording contract that limits the mechanical royalties a record label must pay when an artist records songs that they wrote or co-wrote themselves (called “controlled compositions” because the songwriter controls the copyright).
Controlled Composition Clause synonyms: Controlled Composition Provision, Mechanical Reduction Clause, Artist-Written Song Clause
Example sentence: “The controlled composition clause reduced the songwriter’s mechanical royalties.”
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