What does it mean to be an HFA affiliate?
Overview of HFA’s role as your licensing agent and the benefits of affiliation for publishers.
HFA Affiliation grants HFA the non-exclusive right, as your agent, to issue variances on the Statutory License in Section 115 of the Copyright Act, on your behalf, to any licensee that might request such a license.
Affiliation provides the following benefits:
- Royalty compliance services
- Income tracking services
- Affiliate-only licensing opportunities
- Online song registration and reporting tools
- A variety of online reports and analytical tools
- License management and reporting tools
In return for the services mentioned above, HFA will receive a commission on the royalties derived from any HFA-issued licenses, unless otherwise specified. The current HFA commission is 15%.