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If you have sheet music or liner notes, there should be an indication included. For a digital file, there should be information embedded in the metadata.

If you don't have any materials like this, the best place to look is in the databases associated with the performing rights societies: they keep track of who owns what so they know where to send the check. Links to ASCAP and BMI's databases are below.

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