The Songwriters Protective Association was formed in 1931 partly as a counterweight to the Music Publishers Protective Association and gave creative talent some institutional heft in dealings with increasingly corportized publishers, producers, record companies, and studios.
The Songwriters Protective Association was formed in 1931 partly as a counterweight to the Music Publishers Protective Association, which was founded in 1917. It gave creative talent some institutional heft in dealings with increasingly corportized publishers, producers, record companies, and studios.