Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. When a song is played on AM or FM radio, the writer’s performance royalty is paid to the songwriter
by the publisher.
2. Despite the huge demand for new pop songs, few songwriters are employed as staff writers by
music publishers.
3. Songwriters of hit songs are usually advised to create songs as “works for hire” because this
arrangement guarantees them big royalties that continue for decades.
4. The “controlled composition” clause in recording contracts allows singer-songwriters to earn more in
mechanical royalties than nonperformers because they control both the rights to the song and the
performance itself.
5. Even in the do-it-yourself era for songwriter-performers, it is highly advisable for songwriters to have
a contract with a company recognized as a music publisher, whatever its size.


1. true
2. true
3. false
4. false
5. true

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