PRO (Performing Rights Organization)

Writer's share and publisher's share

Every performance royalty splits into a writer's share and a publisher's share (roughly half each), and the PRO pays each side directly. That's why a PRO has two kinds of membership: you affiliate as a writer to collect the writer's share, and you register a publisher entity to collect the publisher's share. A self-published songwriter sets up both and collects the whole royalty; a publisher administering a catalog collects the publisher's share across every writer it represents.

Which PRO, and how many

A writer affiliates with one PRO at a time (it represents you across reciprocal societies worldwide). Your IPI number identifies you to all of them.

How Notes handles it

To collect performance royalties you have to affiliate and register your songs with correct splits. Notes manages those registrations, on both the writer and publisher sides, so the performance side of your catalog actually pays out. Run a free royalty review to check it.