What Counts as Intellectual Property?
Intellectual property (IP) is a category of intangible assets that come from human creativity. For a music artist, your IP typically includes:
- Copyright in your recordings and compositions
- Trademarks, such as your artist or label name and logo
- Your brand and likeness, including how your name and image are used commercially
Why IP Is Your Most Valuable Asset
Your catalogue of recordings and songs is an asset that can earn royalties for decades. Understanding and protecting your IP means you keep control of how your work is used and who profits from it.
The Main Types of Music IP
- Master rights: ownership of the actual recorded audio.
- Publishing rights: ownership of the underlying song (melody and lyrics).
- Neighbouring rights: performance royalties owed to the recording owner and performers when a track is broadcast or played in public.
How InterSpace Protects Your IP
When you distribute with InterSpace you retain full ownership of all your intellectual property. We act as your delivery and collection partner, not the owner. We also register your recordings with content-identification systems so unauthorised use can be detected and monetised or removed.