📌 Introduction
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​If your song is composed and published with co-authors/publishers registered with another collecting society, you can still register it with Soundreef by following a few simple steps.
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📌 Important note: each rights holder must register the song with their own management society, ensuring consistency and correspondence of the distribution schemes indicated.

During the registration, in the "Rights Holders" section:

✔ If the co-author/publisher is already registered with Soundreef, you will find them in the automatic search.
✔ If you don't find them, select "Didn't find who you were looking for?" and manually enter:

💡 Note: Your co-author/publisher will need to do the same with their respective collecting society, mentioning you in their registration.

🔹 You and other Soundreef members sign the List of Works generated in Soundreef.
🔹 Non-Soundreef co-authors/publishers do NOT need to sign your List of Works, but will sign the document of their collecting society.
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📌 Attention: Registration with Soundreef does not automatically notify other collecting societies, and vice versa. Each must manage their own registration.

✔ If you manage all your rights with Soundreef: register only with Soundreef.
✔ If you have a mandate opt-out (e.g., some rights and/or territories with another collecting society): register with both Soundreef and the collecting society holding your remaining mandate.
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💡 Tip: Ensure that the chain of ownership matches across all involved collecting societies to avoid conflicts.

If your co-authors/publishers can't find your IPI code, it might not have been generated yet, or the international database may not be updated (in cases where the code was generated very recently).
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✔ The IPI code is automatically assigned after your first registration with Soundreef.
✔ Activation can take up to 5 weeks.

If your co-authors/publishers still can't find you, contact Soundreef support via Messenger on the website or in your account.

🔹 Does Soundreef automatically notify other collecting societies about the registration?
No, each collecting society manages registrations independently.

🔹 Is it mandatory to indicate the IPI code of co-authors/publishers?
No, but it is recommended for correct identification.

🔹 I have a mandate opt-out, what should I do/where should I register?
You must register with both collecting societies - remembering to indicate the same chain of ownership to avoid management conflicts.

🔹 Does Soundreef resolve disputes over percentage rights shares?
No, rights holders must agree among themselves; it is a private negotiation in which the collecting society does not interfere.

✅ All rights holders must register the song with their own collecting society.
✅ The chain of ownership must match among the involved collecting societies to avoid management conflicts.
✅ Signing the List of Works is required only for Soundreef members.
✅ If you have a mandate opt-out, you must register the song with both collecting societies.