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Harry Fox Agency Now On The Web
By Bill Jelen

> There is an agency whose sole purpose is to compile all
> the songs copyrighted in the U.S. To learn more, contact:
> The Harry Fox Agency

I deal with the Harry Fox Agency (HFA) a lot when requesting mechanical licenses for producing rolls on the Bam-Bam label. From my experience, HFA represents about 85% of the publishers. However, there are some publishers who do not utilize HFA to collect their royalties.

You can search the HFA database. Start with their Web page at

   http://www.nmpa.org/l-mech.html

and link to the HFA song list.

If you do not find the song there, it is also worthwhile to search ASCAP and BMI:

   ASCAP: http://www.ascap.com

   BMI: http://bmi.com/repertoire

I realize this won't help with the original query, but for completeness the other Internet resource is the Library of Congress Telnet for all works registered since 1978. You can get information on how to connect by visiting:

http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/rb.html

Bill Jelen

[ Editor's note: I've adjusted the ASCAP URL so that you'll
[ have to go through the "disclaimers" page.
[ Jody

(Message sent Mon 25 Nov 1996, 22:28:00 GMT, from time zone GMT-0500.)

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