History of Rights Organizations
The following timeline details the evolution of royalty organizations from 1914 to the present day
2025 (GRO) Generative Rights Organization
AI Royalties
The First AI Royalty Operating System is established. The AI Royalty Operating System (AI-ROS) is Monarrch delivers a world where artists are paid when their work is being used by Gen-AI.
2018 SoundExchange
Mechanical Royalties for Streaming
SoundExhange collects digital performance royalties for artists from non-interactive services like Pandora/
1952 RIAA
Master Recordings
The RIAA (Recording Industry Associatoion of America) formed in 1952.
1927 HFA
Mechanical Rights Organization MRO(s)
The Harry Fox Agency (HFA) was established in 1927 and served as a mechanical rights administrator for the music industry.
1914 ASCAP
Performance Rights Organizations PRO(s)
PROs assure that music creators are fairly compensated for the public performance of their works. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and Broadcast Media Incorporated (BMI) was established in 1939.
