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Music publishing rights distributor Kobalt Music Group has created an online tool for its songwriters and rights holders to use to view their account online in real time. They can check the exact amount of money available to them as well as calculate fees associated with taking advances at different monetary levels.

Universal Music Publishing Group has also launched an online service. RoyaltyWindow.com is a new royalty administration system that offers global royalty statement analyisis and tracking. It can also manage a large amount of copyrights.