For Our International PRO Partners
Frequently asked questions
ASCAP international
Foreign PROs can reach us through our Web Inquiry Tool (WIT): http://bit.ly/ASCAP-WIT. Choose the option “I am a PRO” and fill in your Society Code.
No. We employ the same survey and distribution policies for international affiliates as we do our own members. Read more about our payment system here. For more specifics about our weighting formulas, read “ASCAP’s Survey and Distribution System: Rules & Policies” document, available here.
Typically the affiliate’s local PRO will submit a written request to ASCAP. Alternately, if the affiliate is published/sub-published in the US by a company with an ASCAP membership, the publisher can contact us to make the switch.
The rules governing foreign-originated works are set forth in section 2.10 of the Compendium of ASCAP Rules and Regulations, available here.
ASCAP International home page
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