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CMO (Collective Management Organization)
CMO (Collective Management Organization)
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Written by Chloe Dennet
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CMO (Collective Management Organization) is a broad term that describes entities that track music usage and collect and distribute royalties to rightsholders. This includes Performing Rights Organizations (PROs), mechanical rights administration companies and neighboring rights administration companies (such as SoundExchange).

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