Requests for Votes Thread

[yindesu]

Yes, the majority consensus in previous discussions is to follow booklets/artist intent, not legal/financial contracts:

Works guidelines

It is more interesting to know who created something than who is being paid royalties for it. The relationships are “written” and “composed” not "royalties paid to" I go by booklets, not payments. Will usually focus on the original release booklet and not the greatest hits reissue. Will aim at the artist name as they use them at the time in the booklet as a legal name often looks odd. I also see this as artist choice over legal choices. Often those payment things are setup by the leg…

Is there a preference for legal or performance names in writing and performance credits?

The primary purpose of the rights society databases is keeping track of how royalties are distributed. These databases are very useful but should not be considered authoritative for determining authorship of a work. This is especially important to keep in mind in cases where the writers are dead or copyright has expired.