Royalty coverage

Does ASCAP collect YouTube publishing royalties?

Partly

YouTube pays ASCAP a licensing fee for the performance of members' music. This is the PERFORMANCE slice only, not the YouTube reproduction/mechanical component.

What this stream is. The composition side of YouTube revenue, distinct from the recording side above.

Nothing specific to this stream, but ASCAP carries 3 documented traps on other royalty streams. See them on the matrix.

Read from ASCAP's own documentation on 2026-08-13. Check it yourself, and if it has changed, tell us.

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