Performing Rights Organisation Information and Links

The term 'royalty free' does not mean free of performance royalties.  These are royalties that are generated when music is performed publicly (eg broadcast on television or radio or played in a cinema or theatre, etc).  These royalties are funded from the broadcaster’s licence fee that is paid to the relevant performing rights organisation. The performing rights organisation will distribute these royalties to the composer or copyright owner.

If your production is to be performed publicly you should pass on information about the music used in the production to the broadcaster, cinema or theatre, they will then pass this information on to the relevant preforming rights organisation. Music information is usually provided via a cue sheet which contains details about the production as well as the titles of the music tracks used, the duration that each track plays, the names of the composers and copyright owners and the royalty percentage due each party. Music2license composers own the copyright in their music so the performance royalty due to them will be 100%. You can see a blank cue sheet example here Blank cue sheet example

For more information about performance royalties and the terms that apply to your country contact your local perfoming rights organisation. Links are provided below:

Argentina www.sadaic.org.ar/
Australia www.apra-amcos.com.au/
Austria www.akm.co.at/
Belgium www.sabam.be/
Brazil www.ubc.org.br/
Bulgaria www.musicautor.org/
Canada www.socan.ca/
Chile www.scd.cl/
Colombia www.sayco.org
Croatia www.hds.hr
Czech Republic www.hds.hr
Denmark www.koda.dk/
Estonia www.eauthors.ee/
Finland www.teosto.fi
France www.sacem.fr
Germany www.gema.de/
Greece www.aepi.gr/
Hong Kong www.cash.org.hk/
Hungary www.artisjus.hu/
Iceland www.stef.is/
India www.iprs.org/
Ireland www.imro.ie/
Israel www.acum.org.il/
Italy www.siae.it/
Japan www.jasrac.or.jp/
Lithuania www.latga.lt/
Malaysia www.macp.com.my/
Mexico www.sacm.org.mx/
Netherlands www.bumastemra.nl/
New Zealand www.apra-amcos.com.au/
Norway www.tono.no/
Poland www.zaiks.org.pl/
Portugal www.spautores.pt/
Russia rao.ru/orao/
Singapore www.compass.org.sg/
South Africa www.samro.org.za/
Spain www.sgae.es/ 
Sweden www.stim.se/
Switzerland www.suisa.ch/
Trinidad and Tobago www.cott.org.tt/
Turkey www.mesam.org.tr/
United Kingdom www.prsformusic.com/
Uruguay www.agadu.com/
USA www.ascap.com/ www.bmi.com/ www.sesac.com/ www.soundexchange.com/