<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright" id="mwog" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Copyright">Copyright</a>: In New York City the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Society_of_Composers,_Authors_and_Publishers" id="mwow" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers">American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers</a> is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members.