there are lots of publishing companies, an artist/songwriter sells their rights to these companies, its not the same as performing rights, there can only be one performing rights company for each country. The publishing companies are businessess designed to make it easier for artists to get their music out there (supposedly) but PRS are who collects the royalties, the publishing companies just sit in the artists chair as copyright (not royalty) holders. Alot of artists can be found on publishing companies because most of them are owned by the big record companies, therefore their artists get a free ride.
the lesser well known unsigned artists usually have had their music legally 'stolen' from them.
But as Dick lives outside the U.S none of that applies to him.
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