Quick Start

Introduction

melino Publishing covers the full royalty lifecycle for musical works: from registering compositions and setting up contracts, to importing royalty data from partners and generating statements.

Register Works
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Organise into Editions & Catalogues
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Set up Contracts (who earns what, where, on which channels)
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Import royalty data from partners (using Implates)
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Validate & reconcile Imports
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Generate Statements (using Explates) → Send to partners
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Review in Statement Tools

Key Entities

Entity	Purpose
Work	A single musical composition
Edition	A publishing imprint or sub-catalogue linked to a company
Catalogue	A named group of Works used in Contracts
Partner	A company or individual that sends royalty data or receives payments
Contract	The agreement defining shares, territories, and channels
Implate	An Excel column-mapping template for importing partner data
Explate	An output column template for generating statement files
Publishing Import	A batch of royalty data received from a partner
Publishing Statement	A calculated royalty statement sent to a partner