Quick Start
Getting Started with melino Publishing
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 ToolsKey Entities
| Entity | Purpose |
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| 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 |
Components
Select a topic to explore the documentation:
Catalog
Works
Manage your musical compositions
Editions
Publishing imprints and IP Name Numbers
Catalogues
Named groups of works
Rights
Accounting
Implates
Import templates
Imports
Royalty data from partners
Statements
Royalty statements
Statement Tools
Period-end overview and reconciliation
Explates
Statement export templates