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How to clear a song for sync — step by step

5 steps: identify → contact → negotiate → sign → document. With CWI's catalog, steps 1–3 collapse into one: a single party controls master and publishing. Clearance in days, not months.

The 5 steps

  1. Identify rights holders — master owner + publishing owner (who owns what)
  2. Contact each holder — can be 2–10+ parties for major songs
  3. Negotiate terms — fee, territory, term, media
  4. Sign the license — sync license agreement
  5. Document everything — keep ISRCs and license copies

The shortcut

CWI's 27-track catalog: one party, one signature, verified ISRCs. The 5-step process becomes a 1-step process.

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