Use this page to report new use and reuse—any use, anywhere—of your recorded work. Local 257 often learns about unpaid use of union recordings because members speak up; your report helps the union follow up.

New use is when music recorded for one medium shows up in another medium, for a different purpose. If your name is on the union contract, that can mean an additional wage payment. For example, a track cut for CD that later appears in a film soundtrack is a new use.

Reuse refers to continued use of your recorded music under many electronic-media agreements—extra payments when the same recording keeps airing or circulating. Examples include TV programs and commercial jingles.