American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers

Summary

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is a nonprofit organization^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (671 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers was a member of Confédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Auteurs et Compositeurs^[3].
• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers was a member of Copyright Alliance^[4].
• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is in the country of United States^[5].
• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization^[6].
• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers's instance of is recorded as performing rights organization^[7].
• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers's instance of is recorded as copyright collective^[8].
• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers's instance of is recorded as business^[9].
• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers's instance of is recorded as company^[10].
• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers's founder is recorded as Victor Herbert^[11].
• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers's founder is recorded as Irving Berlin^[12].
• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers's founder is recorded as Louis Hirsch^[13].
• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers's founder is recorded as Raymond Hubbell^[14].
• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers's founder is recorded as Gustave Kerker^[15].
• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers's founder is recorded as Glen MacDonough^[16].
• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers's founder is recorded as George Maxwell^[17].
• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers's founder is recorded as Nathan Burkan^[18].
• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers's founder is recorded as Jean Schwartz^[19].
• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers's item operated is recorded as ACE Repertory^[20].
• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers's headquarters location is recorded as United States^[21].
• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[22].
• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers's archives at is recorded as Library of Congress Music Division^[23].
• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers's archives at is recorded as Library of Congress Music Division^[24].
• 1914 marks the founding of American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers^[25].
• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers's location of formation is recorded as New York City^[26].
• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers's official website is recorded as https://www.ascap.com/^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Publisher^[28]

• Began / founded: 1914^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: 86eae664-8e11-4bdc-abea-f4387aeda17e^[30]

Body

Founding

Founders include Victor Herbert^[11], Irving Berlin^[12], Louis Hirsch^[13], Raymond Hubbell^[14], Gustave Kerker^[15], and Glen MacDonough^[16]. 1914 marks the founding of American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers^[25]. Its location of formation is recorded as New York City^[26].

Identity

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[31]. Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ASCAP'}^[32] and {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'ASCAP'}^[33].

Operations

Headquarters locations include United States^[21], a sovereign state^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1776^[36] and New York City^[22], a global city^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1624^[39].

Why It Matters

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers ranks in the top 2% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (671 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]