Sample Audit Provision that is Unfavorable to a Songwriter and Favorable to a Music Publisher

Below is an example of an audit provision that is rather poor for a songwriter, and quite favorable to a music publisher:

Royalty Audit Notice Due Dates: 2025

  

If your client's accountings are due 90 days following the end of the semiannual period ended December 31, 2024, in most cases, your client will need to issue notices of both audit and objection prior to March 31, 2025 in order to reserve your client's right to audit his/her/its 2021 H2 statement.  Confusing? Yes, it is very confusing!

Likewise, notices specific objections to statements issued for the period ended June 30, 2022 must be issued by September 28, 2025.

Call my firm Boschan Corp. for help at (424) 248-8866 or learn more about our royalty audits by clicking here. Please do not wait until March, not least because your client's rights could expire sooner, depending on the relevant contractual language and statutes.

Audit and Objection Notices May Be Coming Due Due this Summer

 

If your client's accountings are rendered 90 days following the end of the semiannual period ended June 30, 2023, you usually must render a notice of objection prior to September 30 in order to reserve your client's right to audit his/her/its 2020 H1 statement.  Confusing? Yes, it is very confusing!

Call my firm Boschan Corp. for help at (424) 248-8866 or learn more about our royalty audits by clicking here. Please do not wait until September.  Your client's rights could expire sooner, depending on the relevant contractual language and statutes.