MPA Membership Application - OLD - Music Publishers Association

MPA Publisher Membership Application Form 2022

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Please complete all sections in this form and the appropriate annual subscription fee or confirmation of BACS transfer to the Music Publishers Association (MPA). If you have any queries regarding the MPA membership application please contact [email protected] or 0333 077 2350
Company / Trading Name*
PRS for Music CAE No:*
(The MPA would need to be satisfied that you are already trading as a music publisher in order to accept a membership application from your company - this is usually signified by publisher membership of PRS for Music).
Company Details
This information will be visible in the Member Directory on our website. No personal contact details will be used unless specified. If you do not want some or all of this information to be listed on the website, please complete all the sections below and tick the appropriate box.
Company Biog: please give us a brief outline of your company’s activities. (Minimum words 250)*
Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City County / State / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Phone*
Fax
Company Email*
HR Contact Email*
Website
Twitter Handle:
- Please do not list my company details on your website directory.
- Please only list the following (use space below):
Please note if your application is approved you will be able to edit your company profile as and when necessary. Further information on how best to utilise the MPA website will be forwarded to you once your membership has been accepted.

Personnel
Personnel - Key Staff /Individual Contacts
The MPA is keen to keep all relevant personnel working for its member companies fully informed of business and legal issues, training opportunities, MPA events and other industry information through its regular email newsletter and general mailings. Please note that we are keen to keep as many of your employees as possible informed and that there is no limit on the number of people we can list in our database.
One principal/voting contact – usually the Managing Director/Chief Executive – is designated as the main contact to receive any items where there is only one copy per Member Company (e.g. subscription renewal forms, AGM papers). The Principal/voting contact is the designated authority to cast votes on behalf of the organisation at general meetings (including the AGM).
The principal contact, who has administration rights over the company’s directory entry on our website, will also receive a username and password for the Members Area of our website which contains useful information exclusive to MPA members.
The renewal contact will be the person with responsibility for organising or administering renewals and day to day business on behalf of the company. We are keen for other members of staff to have access to the Members Area too. Should you wish a member of staff to receive login details, please tick the appropriate box (and make sure you provide their email address).
Any detailed contact information is treated as confidential and will be used only by the MPA for addressing communications to named contacts. Wherever possible a personal email address and direct telephone/fax numbers are more helpful. Where electronic contact data is not available, it is assumed that all contacts can be reached via the postal address shown in the website directory entry (unless otherwise stated).
We will take this form as consent from each named contact for their personal data to be processed in this way, so please ensure that all named contacts have confirmed this to you. Consent for this data processing may be withdrawn at any time by the data subject(s).
In order for the MPA to target particular information effectively within your company, we would encourage you to provide us with names and contact details for those working in areas such as:
In order for the MPA to target particular information effectively within your company we would encourage you to provide us with names and contact details for those working in areas such as:
- Promotions/A&R/Creative
- Royalties/Royalty Tracking
- Press/PR
- Business Affairs/Legal
- Finance/Accounts
- International
- Copyright
- Sales
- Production
- Synchronisation Licensing
- Printed Music Hire Library
- Marketing
- Licensing (On- & Offline)
- Editorial
- Digital
Principal Contact*
First Last
Job title*
Email*
Direct Tel / ext*
Renewal Contact*
First Last
Job title*
Email*
Direct Tel / ext
Royalty Accounting:
The MPA liaises with royalty software companies on behalf of its members. Please provide details of the person with overall responsibility for this area in your company and confirm the royalty software system used:
Name*
First Last
Job title
Email*
Royalty Software
Additional Personnel
People
Firstname Surname Job title Email Direct Tel/ext: Login for Members Area required

Membership Subscription

All MPA subscriptions are for the period 1 January to 31 December 2019. Renewal forms will be circulated to all members towards the end of the year.

GROSS ANNUAL INCOME means TOTAL TURNOVER i.e. the relevant UK and overseas earnings of the member whether on behalf of itself and/or its subsidiary, associated and administered companies and writers. Relevant earnings include all fees, royalties, music hire and other income from music publishing activities BEFORE deduction of the cost of sales and distribution to writers and other publishers. Figures should exclude retail sales if the company owns a retail outlet. In the case of a limited company, the figures should be based on the most recently audited set of accounts*

RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION CATEGORIES FOR 2018

Category	Gross Annual Income	Subscription Payable	TOTAL
A	less than £49,999	£96.00 + VAT	£115.20
B	£50,000 - £99,999	£271.00 + VAT	£325.20
C	£100,000 - £149,999	£555.00 + VAT	£666.00
D	£150,000 - £199,999	£781.00 + VAT	£937.20
E	£200,000 - £249,999	£1,001.00 + VAT	£1,201.20
F	£250,000 - £499,999	£1,653.00 + VAT	£1,983.60
G	£500,000 - £999,999	£2,990.00 + VAT	£3,588.00
H	£1,000,000 - £1,999,999	£4,477.00 + VAT	£5,372.40
J	£2,000,000 - £2,999,999	£5,956,00 + VAT	£7,147.20
K	£3,000,000 - £4,999,999	£8,005.00 + VAT	£9,606.00
L	£5,000,000 - £9,999,999	£10,045.00 + VAT	£12,054.00
M	£10,000,000 - £14,999,999	£12,182.00 + VAT	£14,618.40
N	over £15,000,000	£16,184.00 + VAT	£19,420.80

*Please tick the appropriate box for your company’s gross annual income and corresponding membership category for your 2020 subscription. Please note, by submitting this form, you confirm that your declaration of gross annual income is true, complete and accurate to the best of your knowledge. The MPA reserves the right to request an auditor’s statement to confirm this information.*

Summary
The MPA is party to the following industry agreements and codes of practice, which are negotiated collectively on behalf of members and are available for inspection at the MPA office. As a member of the MPA you agree to abide by the following unless you inform us otherwise:
- MPA Code of Fair Practice for Users of Printed Music
- MPA Code of Best Practice Relinquishments
- MPA/BBC Hire Agreement
- MPA/BBC Single Grand Right Licence
- MPA/JCQ Agreement – for the exploitation of school examination papers
- MPA/CIE Agreement – for the exploitation of school examination papers
- MPA/Ministry of Defence Service Bands Agreement
You also should endeavour to meet the commitments as set out in the following guidelines:
- MPA/ABO – Guidelines for Practice in Professional Music Hire
- MPA/ABO Youth Orchestra Guidelines
- MPA/Making Music/IAML (UK & Ireland) – Guidelines for Practice in Amateur Music Hire
- MPA/BBC Guidelines for Practice in Music Hire
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- I, being a music publisher based or operating in the UK desire to become a member of the MPA as a pop/standard/library/printed music publisher, subject to its Articles of Association (available on the MPA website).
Name*
First Last
Company*
Position*
Date*

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