8.0 PRS
If this has not already been done then any writer signing a publishing contract must ensure that he or she joins the PRS without delay. The publisher will be able to arrange this on the writer’s behalf. As a PRS member the writer is entitled to designate whether the PRS should appoint either ASCAP or BMI (the major USA performing right societies) to represent the writer’s songs in the USA. A particularly prudent writer will wish to meet the UK representatives of both organisations before making a choice. Sometimes a choice is not available because the UK publisher will insist upon nominating one or the other.