Exclusive Licensing Clarity & Granular Rights

Summary

Exclusive license settings now give producers finer control over usage rights and clearer financial terminology. and are now separate toggles, and the financial terms section uses plain-language labels that match how the music industry actually works.

What’s New

Separate Streaming and Broadcasting Controls

Independent streaming toggle — Control whether the buyer can distribute on Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, and other streaming platforms, independent of traditional broadcasting
Clearer broadcasting scope — The broadcasting toggle now says “Radio, TV, satellite radio” instead of the previous “Radio, TV, streaming platforms” label that incorrectly bundled streaming
Backward-compatible — Existing license configurations remain unchanged; streaming defaults to granted for all previously saved configs

Clearer Financial Terms

Revenue Split — “Producer Publishing Share” and “Buyer Publishing Share” are now labeled “Revenue Split (Producer)” and “Revenue Split (Buyer)” with descriptions clarifying these control how commercial earnings from sales and streams are divided
Publishing Royalty — “Producer Revenue Share” is now “Publishing Royalty” making it clear this is the separate percentage collected from PROs (ASCAP, BMI, SOCAN) for songwriting and publishing rights
Educational helper — A short callout in the Quick Presets area explains the difference between the revenue split and the publishing royalty
Updated presets — Quick preset labels now read “3% publishing royalty”, “5% publishing royalty”, “No publishing royalty”, and “Keep all revenue” for immediate clarity

Why It Matters

Matches real licensing law — Streaming distribution and radio/TV broadcasting are legally distinct rights in the music industry; your license terms now reflect that
Less producer confusion — The old “Publishing Share” and “Revenue Share” labels sounded nearly identical; the new labels describe what each field actually controls
More deal flexibility — You can now offer a buyer streaming rights while withholding broadcasting (or the reverse), opening up more creative deal structures
Buyer confidence — The license preview and legal certificate now display streaming and broadcasting as separate line items, so buyers know exactly what they’re getting

How to Use

Open Track Settings

Go to your Producer Dashboard, open a track, and scroll to the Exclusive License Terms section.

Set Broadcasting and Streaming Independently

Under Optional Permissions, toggle Broadcasting Rights (radio, TV, satellite radio) and Streaming Rights (Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal) separately based on the deal you want to offer.

Review Financial Terms

Under Financial Terms, use the Quick Presets or set your Revenue Split and Publishing Royalty manually. Hover over the helper text if you need a reminder of what each field means.

Verify the License Preview

Click Preview License on the track page. The certificate now shows broadcasting and streaming as separate line items under “Usage Rights & Permissions.”

Impact

This update was applied automatically. No changes to existing license configurations are needed.

Aspect	Status
Existing Licenses	Unchanged — streaming defaults to granted for all saved configs
New Track Defaults	Unchanged — 20/80 revenue split and 3% publishing royalty
Saved Presets	Work as before; new presets include the streaming field
Sold Tracks	Locked — terms on already-sold tracks cannot be modified
Certificate & PDF	Updated to show streaming and broadcasting separately
Non-Exclusive Licenses	Unaffected — managed by BeatPass, not customizable