https://www.acme-co.ca/writing The business of an independent music career: metadata, splits, royalties, and the agreements underneath them. Written for the moment something has already gone wrong. en-ca © 2026 ACME IDEA CORP https://www.acme-co.ca/writing/split-sheet-never-signed https://www.acme-co.ca/writing/split-sheet-never-signed Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Nothing happens, and that is the problem. Copyright already split the song equally when you wrote it together, and a co-writer can license it without you. https://www.acme-co.ca/writing/who-owns-the-master https://www.acme-co.ca/writing/who-owns-the-master Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT You do, and probably not alone. No label took your master — but the producer who recorded it may be a co-author unless a signed assignment says otherwise. https://www.acme-co.ca/writing/split-sheet-template https://www.acme-co.ca/writing/split-sheet-template Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT A split sheet you can fill in, print and sign, with every field explained. No email address, no download form, and nothing leaves your browser. https://www.acme-co.ca/writing/wrong-isrc-after-release https://www.acme-co.ca/writing/wrong-isrc-after-release Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT An ISRC cannot be edited or reused once assigned. So the fix is a new code on a re-delivered release, done in an order that keeps your streams and playlists.