writer ▁self - publish es ▁and ▁merely ▁lic enses ▁songs ▁to ▁the ▁music ▁publish er ▁for ▁a ▁term ▁of ▁years ▁and ▁for ▁an ▁agreed ▁royal ty ▁split . ▁Under ▁this ▁agreement , ▁the ▁music ▁publish er ▁simply ▁admin ister s ▁and ▁explo its ▁the ▁copy right s ▁for ▁another ▁publish er / copy right ▁owner . ▁Only ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁song writ ers ▁can ▁even ▁consider ▁asking ▁for ▁an ▁admin ▁deal . ▁Under ▁this ▁cov et ed ▁arrangement , ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁copy right ▁is ▁usually ▁not ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁administrator . ▁Instead , ▁the ▁music ▁publish er ▁gets ▁ 1 0 - 2 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁gross ▁roy alt ies ▁received ▁from ▁admin ister ing ▁and ▁explo iting ▁the ▁songs ▁for ▁a ▁certain ▁period ▁of ▁time ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁certain ▁territory . ▁ ▁( 5 ) ▁Collection ▁Ag re ement : ▁A ▁collection ▁agreement ▁is ▁like ▁an ▁admin ▁deal ▁where ▁the ▁writer ▁retain s ▁the ▁copy right s , ▁except ▁that ▁the ▁publish er ▁does ▁not ▁perform ▁explo itation ▁functions ; ▁like ▁an ▁account ant ▁or ▁business ▁manager , ▁it ▁merely ▁collect s ▁and ▁dis b urs es ▁available ▁royal ty ▁income . ▁ ▁( 6 ) ▁Sub - publish ing ▁Ag re ement : ▁These ▁are ▁basically ▁music ▁publishing ▁de als ▁in ▁foreign ▁territ ories ▁between ▁a ▁US ▁publish er ▁and ▁a ▁publish er ▁in ▁a ▁foreign ▁territory . ▁They ▁are ▁like ▁admin ▁or ▁collection ▁de als ▁( with ▁no ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁copy right s ▁being ▁transferred ▁to ▁the