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Thanks John and MAB. I have seen splits ranging from 50/50 to 80/20. Even some libraries do 60/40 or even 70/30 splits for songwriters/composers who sign exclusive deals with them. But yeah, 50/50 is the norm. My main goal at this stage is to grow our catalog. It doesn't make any sense to spend $$$ on pluggers and staff and not give them all the resources and assets (songs) they need in order to be successful. I figured offering a better split increases our chances to sign more *GOOD* songs. Simple as that. As mentioned several times by MAB and others, the supply side in the music industry is high while the demand side is low. But, at the same time, part of the reason the supply side is so high is because there is a lot of unfit material in the supply that is being pushed as "professional". If that was filtered out, I think the supply and demand dynamics would look a lot healthier than what they appear to be.