Yes they do, Mo, though it might be a year before it gets to them. There are reciprocal arrangements between the PRS-like organisations in the US, Europe and Australia. I had some airplay in Italy from my song to Angelo Branduardi, and picked up another pint's worth from there. And a few pint's worth from Australia too.

Barry, the mention of a "CD number" above is for the Label's Catalog Number, under which the CD is marketed and referred to in shops or online stores - IRR055 for example is the number of my last CD, "For my next trick", under the Irregular label.

PRS (Performing Rights Society) is an organisation collecting from musical venues and broadcasting stations etc (and apportioning to the copyright owners) performing royalties for musical works. It is equivalent to BMI or ASCAP in the States - and has reciprocal arrangements with both.

MCPS (Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society) licences the manufacture of CDs, video etc (i.e. physical representations of musical works), and again apportions the relevant money to the copyright owners of the works being recorded. I don't know the equivalent in the US (is it the Harry Fox agency?).