• What do I need to do to have HFA represent my music publishing company?
• What does HFA do to earn its commission?
• What are HFA's current commission rates?
• Can a writer become affiliated with HFA?
• What do I need to do if I have questions regarding royalty distribution or payments?
• How do I submit a claim of ownership of a song?
• How soon after the end of the quarter will I receive my royalties?
• Do you check the statements I receive from the record companies?

HFA may represent any publisher who owns or controls one or more musical compositions currently being mechanically reproduced by a third party.

If your company meets this requirement, you can download the affiliate application here.

HFA services are as follows:

• Mechanical Licensing:
  • The licensing of copyrighted musical compositions for use on commercial CD's, records, and tapes
• Digital Licensing:
  • The licensing of copyrighted musical compositions for use on the internet as permanent digital downloads, on demand streams and/or limited downloads by digital music services.
• International Representation:
  • Collecting of royalties for the use of musical compositions in recordings made outside of the U.S. and imported into this country for sale
• Royalty Compliance:
  • The periodic review and tracking of the books and records of Licensees utilizing copyrighted musical compositions based on the license issued, as well as the identification of unlicensed product
• Royalty Collection &; Distribution:
  • The collection of royalties from licensees utilizing copyrighted musical compositions and the distributing of these royalties to the publishers

Visit commissions to view HFA's percentages charged only for royalties actually collected on your behalf.

HFA does not represent writers per se. HFA represents music publishers, who in turn represent writers and/or artists.

If you are an HFA-represented publisher, please contact publisherservices@harryfox.com for any questions regarding royalty distribution or payments.

If you are interested in becoming an HFA-represented publisher, and meet the registration requirements, please submit an online New Publisher Application Form.

You must submit a claim of ownership, in writing, to HFA by email to publisherservices@harryfox.com, or fax to 212-834-0187, or send a letter on your company letterhead to: HFA, Attn: Publisher Services, 601 West 26th Street, 5th Floor, NY, NY 10001. Once your notification has been received, the song ownership is researched within HFA's database. In the event of a discrepancy between your claim and the song information in HFA's database, then a "Notice of Claim" will be sent to the publisher of record to initiate a resolution of your claim. Otherwise, if your claim is concurrent with the results of the research, the song information will be updated within HFA's database.

At the end of each quarter a 45 day period is allowed for the record companies to complete their accounting and prepare royalty statements that are sent to HFA. HFA checks these statements and then sends payments to our publisher clients within a reasonable time. For more information, please send an email to publisherservices@harryfox.com.

Statements are reviewed on a regular basis and adjustments are made accordingly. Royalty Compliance examinations of record manufacturers are a regular part of our service, at no additional cost to you. In many cases, HFA distributes Royalty Compliance recoveries in excess of the commission you pay for our services.