Termination and Recapture

What Can I Expect from the Process

Termination and Recapture

Reach out to us

Contact us and let us know what you are inquiring about. You will need to know some basic information like the name of the song(s), the songwriter’s name and group association or band name, and the company that any copyrights for that song(s) were assigned to. If you only know artist and song names, that’s ok we can usually help you find the information you will need to move forward.

Terminations can be filed 10 years before expiration of the copyright assignment and no less then 2 years before expiration of the copyright assignment.

Research

Research will commence to find all the details and specifics regarding your inquiry. Due to the nature of record keeping some research can take longer depending on when the information was recorded and who or which company recorded the information. RMM takes a very hands on approach to research and communication with the client through the research process is often necessary.

Options

Options for our clients will then be presented after RMM has discovered necessary information and determined what courses of action you can take. If filing a termination is an option for you, it is at this point that RMM will advise such and move to file termination(s) that are applicable.

Time Line

Notice of Termination filing will be confirmed with the client and your timeline for recapture will be confirmed and relayed to you. The timeline for your recapture date is determined by the life of the copyright regardless of when the termination is filed within the termination window.

Copyright Registration

Contact RMM to register your copyrights or:

You can register your copyrights on your own through the US Copyright Office and here are the simple steps

-Fill out the copyright application form
-Pay a non refundable filing fee
-Submit your work with copies of audio, sheet music and lyrics.

RMM can help you file your works and can provide diligence that sometimes individuals miss when they register their works. We can help with creating a Notice to the Registrar of Copyright which extends legal protections to your music and provide additional diligent management of your filing(s).

Infringements

Contact RMM directly for infringement inquiries. Please fill out the message portion of the contact form with a thorough account of the infringement you are inquiring about.

Due to the nature of infringements RMM will require direct communication with you regarding your inquiry.

Licensing

RMM can help acquire licenses for your music or help you negotiate a license being offered to you for your music.

In either case it will necessary to communicate directly with you. If you fill out our contact form please be sure to give us a thorough account of the offer in the message section of the contact form. RMM has lots of experience handling licenses for music.

Rights Transfers

Contact RMM directly regarding your rights transfers.

Rights transfers are often a final step in the Termination and Recapture process. Once an owner of works has recaptured their rights, options to re-sell their works are a Rights Transfer Process.

There are other reasons for Rights Transfers as well so please fill out the message section of our contact form with detail so we can have as much information as possible when you speak with RMM directly.

Copyright and Catalog Management

Contact RMM regarding Copyright and Catalog Management. RMM can help you with your copyrights and your entire catalog. Look at us as your full service copyright and catalog manager.

Copyright Registration

Contact RMM to register your copyrights or You can register your copyrights on your own through the US Copyright Office and here are the simple steps:

1) Fill out the copyright application form
2) Pay a non refundable filing fee
3) Submit your work with copies of audio, sheet music and lyrics.

RMM can help you file your works and can provide diligence that sometimes individuals miss when they register their works. We can help with creating a Notice to the Registrar of Copyright which extends legal protections to your music and provide additional diligent management of your filing(s).

Infringements

Contact RMM directly for infringement inquiries. Please fill out the message portion of the contact form with a thorough account of the infringement you are inquiring about. Due to the nature of infringements RMM will require direct communication with you regarding your inquiry.

Licensing

RMM can help acquire licenses for your music or help you negotiate a license being offered to you for your music. In either case it will necessary to communicate directly with you. If you fill out our contact form please be sure to give us a thorough account of the offer in the message section of the contact form. RMM has lots of experience handling licenses for music.

Rights Transfers

Contact RMM directly regarding your rights transfers. Rights transfers are often a final step in the Termination and Recapture process. Once an owner of works has recaptured their rights, options to re-sell their works are a Rights Transfer Process. There are other reasons for Rights Transfers as well so please fill out the message section of our contact form with detail so we can have as much information as possible when you speak with RMM directly.

Copyright and Catalog Management

Contact RMM regarding Copyright and Catalog Management. RMM can help you with your copyrights and your entire catalog. Look at us as your full service copyright and catalog manager.

Recapturing the Value of Music

License Usage

US Copyright Law Around the World

What can I Expect?

TOS

Privacy

Recapturing the Value of Music

US Copyright Law Around the World

What can I Expect?

TOS

Privacy

Termination and Recapture

What Can I Expect from the Process

What Can I Expect from the Process

Termination and Recapture

Reach out to us

Terminations can be filed 10 years before expiration of the copyright assignment and no less then 2 years before expiration of the copyright assignment.

Research

Options

Options for our clients will then be presented after RMM has discovered necessary information and determined what courses of action you can take. If filing a termination is an option for you, it is at this point that RMM will advise such and move to file termination(s) that are applicable.

Time Line

Notice of Termination filing will be confirmed with the client and your timeline for recapture will be confirmed and relayed to you. The timeline for your recapture date is determined by the life of the copyright regardless of when the termination is filed within the termination window.

Copyright Registration

Contact RMM to register your copyrights or:

You can register your copyrights on your own through the US Copyright Office and here are the simple steps

-Fill out the copyright application form-Pay a non refundable filing fee-Submit your work with copies of audio, sheet music and lyrics.

RMM can help you file your works and can provide diligence that sometimes individuals miss when they register their works. We can help with creating a Notice to the Registrar of Copyright which extends legal protections to your music and provide additional diligent management of your filing(s).

Infringements

Contact RMM directly for infringement inquiries. Please fill out the message portion of the contact form with a thorough account of the infringement you are inquiring about.

Due to the nature of infringements RMM will require direct communication with you regarding your inquiry.

Licensing

RMM can help acquire licenses for your music or help you negotiate a license being offered to you for your music.

In either case it will necessary to communicate directly with you. If you fill out our contact form please be sure to give us a thorough account of the offer in the message section of the contact form. RMM has lots of experience handling licenses for music.

Rights Transfers

Contact RMM directly regarding your rights transfers.

Rights transfers are often a final step in the Termination and Recapture process. Once an owner of works has recaptured their rights, options to re-sell their works are a Rights Transfer Process.

There are other reasons for Rights Transfers as well so please fill out the message section of our contact form with detail so we can have as much information as possible when you speak with RMM directly.

Copyright and Catalog Management

Contact RMM regarding Copyright and Catalog Management. RMM can help you with your copyrights and your entire catalog. Look at us as your full service copyright and catalog manager.

Copyright Registration

Contact RMM to register your copyrights or You can register your copyrights on your own through the US Copyright Office and here are the simple steps:

1) Fill out the copyright application form2) Pay a non refundable filing fee3) Submit your work with copies of audio, sheet music and lyrics.

RMM can help you file your works and can provide diligence that sometimes individuals miss when they register their works. We can help with creating a Notice to the Registrar of Copyright which extends legal protections to your music and provide additional diligent management of your filing(s).

Infringements

Contact RMM directly for infringement inquiries. Please fill out the message portion of the contact form with a thorough account of the infringement you are inquiring about. Due to the nature of infringements RMM will require direct communication with you regarding your inquiry.

Licensing

Rights Transfers

Copyright and Catalog Management

Contact RMM regarding Copyright and Catalog Management. RMM can help you with your copyrights and your entire catalog. Look at us as your full service copyright and catalog manager.

Recapturing the Value of Music

Recapturing the Value of Music

-Fill out the copyright application form
-Pay a non refundable filing fee
-Submit your work with copies of audio, sheet music and lyrics.

1) Fill out the copyright application form
2) Pay a non refundable filing fee
3) Submit your work with copies of audio, sheet music and lyrics.