Music publishers, use this template to prepare a Songwriting Contract with Right of Reversion to acquire title to a songwriter's composition for publication purposes. Key points of the contract include:

• The songwriter transfers to the publisher all right and title to a musical work, in return for royalty payments.


• The publisher agrees to publish the work within a certain time period, failing which the writer can demand return of the composition (reversion, i.e. title to the work reverts to the songwriter).


• The songwriter acknowledges that he / she will not receive any portion of monies received by the publisher from ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers).

This generic songwriting contract is in MS Word format, and is totally editable to meet your needs. Buy the form once, it's yours to use as often as required.