Performing Rights Organization (PRO)
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /per-form-ing-rights-or-guh-nuh-zay-shun/
Also spelled or known as: PRO
Plural: Performing Rights Organizations, PROs
Related: Performance Royalties
What does Performing Rights Organization 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 Organization synonyms: PRO, Performance Rights Society, Rights Collection Society
Example sentence: “The songwriter affiliated with a performing rights organization before releasing music.”
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