A recording and the song inside it are two different rights, and the song side has its own money, registrations and collecting bodies. This page explains what a publishing administrator does, who needs one, what Mazufa does for writers today and what it does not do yet. At the end you can register interest in a future administration service.
What a publishing administrator does
A publishing administrator looks after the song, not the recording. It registers the composition with performing rights organisations and mechanical rights bodies in the writer's home territory and, through those bodies or directly, in other territories. In the United States it registers the song with The MLC, which pays the mechanical royalties from streaming and downloads there.
Once registered, the administrator collects what those bodies pay, matches it to the right song and the right writer share, chases unmatched or missing income, and pays the writer with a statement that shows where each sum came from. Administrators usually own no share of the copyright; they act for the writer for a period set out in an agreement.
- Registration with societies in the home territory and abroad.
- Registration of works with The MLC for US mechanical royalties.
- Collection, matching and claiming of unmatched income.
- Statements that show each source and each territory.
Who needs it
A writer whose songs are streamed outside their home country usually needs some form of administration, because a home society alone may not collect every mechanical and performance royalty abroad, and because unregistered songs sit in unmatched pools until someone claims them. Writers who record their own songs, writers whose songs are performed by others, and producers with a writer share all fall into this group.
A writer who is already a member of a society and whose songs earn mainly at home may not need an administrator yet. The first step for everyone is the same: join your home performing rights organisation and make sure every song is registered with the correct writer shares.
What Mazufa does today
Mazufa is a distributor and a record label. On the song side it does three things. It documents writer credits for every recording it distributes, with the writer names and shares as supplied, so that the credits travel with the recording to stores and are kept in the metadata.
It registers recordings with the collection bodies for recordings where it is a rights holder, so that the recording side is collected correctly. And it points writers to the societies they should join, with guides on this site about publishing basics, The MLC and the credits that get paid.
What Mazufa does not do yet
Mazufa is not a publisher and not a publishing administrator. It does not register songs with societies or The MLC on a writer's behalf, does not collect or pay publishing income, does not take any share of a song, and does not sign publishing agreements. If a service, person or company claims to represent your songs through Mazufa, that claim is not true.
A future administration service is being studied. It will exist only if it can be run properly, with written terms, clear statements and no obligation on the writer to distribute through Mazufa. Nothing about it is promised, including whether it will launch.
Registering interest
The form on this page records interest only. It is not an application, not an agreement and not a registration of any song. It tells us how many writers want such a service, roughly how many songs they have, and which societies they already belong to, so that any service can be planned around real needs. If a service launches, people who registered interest will be told first, by e-mail, and will be free to decline.
Questions
Can Mazufa register my songs with The MLC or my society today?
No. Mazufa is not a publisher or an administrator. Registration is something you do yourself or through an administrator you appoint, and our guides explain how.
Does registering interest commit me to anything?
No. It is a note of interest only, not an application or an agreement. If a service launches you will be told first, and you can decline.
Does Mazufa take a share of my songs?
No. Mazufa takes no share of a composition. Your recording terms are separate and are set out in your written agreement.