MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA (WRITERS)
You can join COTT if you compose music, write lyrics or songs and satisfy all the following criteria:

• you are the original creator of a musical work
• your work is publicly performed, broadcast or recorded for release to the public

Membership is not open to musicians unless they are also songwriters or composers.

Membership is on an individual basis. If you write musical works with another person, he or she will also need to apply for membership.

You do not need to be published to become a member.

MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA (PUBLISHERS)

You can join COTT if you are a music publisher and you have publishing contracts covering at least five (5) musical works.