Sound recording and music publishing activities

This class includes: - production of original (sound) master recordings sound recording service activities, including the production of recorded ( i.e. non-live) radio programming, audio podcasts, audio for film, television, books, etc. - conversion of sound recordings to audio streaming formats - music publishing, i.e. activities of: - * acquiring and registering copyrights for musical compositions - * promoting, authorizing and using these compositions in recordings, radio, television, motion pictures, live performances, print and other media - * jointly publishing and distributing sound recordings via streaming and downloads Units engaged in these activities may own the copyright or act as administrator of the music copyrights on behalf of the copyright owners. Units that release, promote and distribute sound recordings to wholesalers, retailers or directly to the public may produce master recordings or obtain the reproduction and distribution rights to master recordings. This class includes also: - publishing of music and sheet music books

This class excludes: - reproduction from master copies of music or other sound recordings, see 1820 - wholesale of audio recordings on CD, DVD, or other physical media, see 4649 - retail sale of audio recordings on CD, DVD, or other physical media, see 4769 - third party on-demand audio streaming distribution services and downloads see 6010 - activities of independent musicians, see 9020