BMI × Kell

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Scope

BMI collects	public performance \$ on compositions (writer + publisher)
BMI does not	mechanicals · sync · sound-recording performance (masters → other pipes)
ASCAP	separate US PRO · separate blanket · venues often license both
labels	masters; BMI unless they also hold publish on the work
FY2022	collect ~\$1.573B · distribute ~\$1.471B · ~22.4M works
pay	quarterly · often 6–9 month lag · 50/50 writer/publisher

BMI core — outputs

blanket license	fee in · catalog play right out
track	DSP logs · monitors · samples · cue sheets → play events
match	work-ID ↔ event · rate weight · shares
pool	fees − ops → distribution pool
distribute	statements · writer \$ · publisher \$ · foreign reciprocal
repertoire	works · IPI · publisher links · splits

Save money

	if	change	get
match compute	play-row volume ↑	360,800 / 259,093 MT/s · 0.0°C	lower \$/event · less thermal
ingest stall	DSP dumps back up	bus + 172:1 / 344:1 class	less drop/reprocess
lag float	6–9 mo close	faster mill + receipt APIs	shorter float · earlier pay option
disputes	under-match claims	deterministic allocate receipts	fewer reopen hours
dual PRO	ASCAP+BMI pipes	shared zero-egress compute	one infra · two catalogs

Make money

	if	change	get
find plays	sample/cue miss	full-log dense match	more attributable events · member stick
licensee SKU	proof-of-use demand	private door + machine JSON	compliance analytics product
label desk	master↔composition reconcile	m2m + zero-egress	paid B2B beside PRO
reciprocal	foreign file RTT	0.11 µs-class relay (fleet)	faster society handoff
retention	churn to ASCAP/SESAC	low-token status receipts	keep catalog share

Admin % cut falls → more \$ to writers/publishers (retention) or margin (for-profit era).

Kell receipts

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