Jelasin soal American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers dong

American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP ) adalah sebuah organisasi hak pentas (performance-rights organization, PRO) nirlaba Amerika yang melindungi hak cipta musikal para anggotanya dengan memantau pentas publik dari musik mereka, entah melalui penyiaran atau penampilan langsung, dan mengkompensasi mereka.

Di Amerika Serikat, ASCAP bersaing dengan empat PRO lainnya — Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), Society of European Stage Authors and Composers (SESAC), & Pro Music Rights, LLC. (Pro Music Rights)

ASCAP (1952) The ASCAP Biographical Dictionary, 2nd ed., 636 p. ("2,297 writers (including 203 women), 453 publishers: ? biographies") LC: 52-7038 .

ASCAP (1966) The ASCAP Biographical Dictionary, 3rd ed., 845 p. ("8,500 writers, 2,800 publishers: 5,238 biographies') LC: 66-20214 .

ASCAP (1980) The ASCAP Biographical Dictionary, 4th ed., 589 p. ("? writers, 7,000 publishers: 8,200 biographies") LC: 80-65351,  .