How a dollar of publishing is split

- Okay, so we know how the copyright system works. We know who the players are and we're convinced, I hope by now, how important music publishing is. Now let's spend a minute and talk about how that publishing income is split up. Now, for the record, I know I talk a lot about "getting the money" and i'll just have to ask you to forgive me. I can never seem to let go of my manager's desire to get that money, but it's important stuff. We are trying to make music a career not a hobby. So getting that money is something we have to talk about, and music publishing, is where there is some serious money. So I want to take a minute to explain, how the math of music publishing works. When a dollar of publishing income comes in, here's how it gets split up. Fifty percent of that dollar or fifty cents, goes to the writer, guaranteed. That never changes, that's called, "The writer's share." The other 50 percent of that dollar or 50 cents, goes to the music publisher, that's called, "The…