ASCAP does this work for them.

ASCAP 为他们完成这项工作。

Instead, there is an organization in the United States called the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, or ASCAP for short.

相反，美国有一个组织叫做美国作曲家、作家和出版商协会，简称ASCAP。

Specifically, we're going to talk about an organization called the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and some of the artists who have made a lot of money through royalties.

具体来说，我们将讨论一个名为美国作曲家、作家和出版商协会 (ASCAP) 的组织，以及一些通过版税赚了很多钱的艺术家。

However, we are not a member of ASCAP. Not every artist, not every author, not every musician is a member of ASCAP, or uses ASCAP for collecting royalties.

但是，我们不是 ASCAP 的成员。 不是每个艺术家， 不是每个作者，不是每个音乐家都是 ASCAP 的成员， 或者使用 ASCAP 收取版税。

In the U.S., ASCAP, BMI and SESAC distributed more than $2 billion to songwriters, composers and music publishers last year, while the PRS and PPL in the U.K., paid out a record-breaking $944 million.

在美国，ASCAP、BMI 和 SESAC 去年向词曲作者、作曲家和音乐出版商支付了超过 20 亿美元，而英国的 PRS 和 PPL 支付了创纪录的 9.44 亿美元。

Well, for example, when a song is " broadcast" on the radio – when it is played on the radio, ASCAP collects " fees, " or amounts of money from whomever used the music.

好吧，例如，当一首歌在收音机上“广播”时——当它在收音机上播放时， ASCAP 会向使用该音乐的人收取“费用” 或金钱数额。