Dance Music Business Resource

Global Copyright Registration

In some countries the organization that registers the copyright is also the one that collects the Performance Royalties.


Australia :
APRA (australia performing rights association) and
AMCOS. Check out www.apra.com.au

_Germany_ GEMA http://www.gema.de

They collect
performance royalties and also are involved with mechanicals. Apparantly you pay
50cents per 12" in order to have your record covered by GEMA. You pay this
at the pressing plant ! You then get back like 20 cents but this can take a
while.

UK

In the United Kingdom, Performance Royalties are collected by the Performing Rights Society.

Netherlands :

equivalent of ASCAP :

Buma/Stemra
Professor E. M. Meijerslaan
1183 AV Amstelveen

Tel: 020-5407911 Fax: 020-5407509

This is poor man's copyright. Buma/Stemra (Dutch equivalent of ASCAP)
recommends this to dance artists who haven't gotten a deal yet... What you
do is send them a tape with your stuff along with a track-list and they send it
back to you sealed and dated. When people try to screw you, you always have the
upper- hand. It is only 6 guilder per tape (about $4) regardless of length and
the number of tracks on it.

Inspectie Registratie en Successie
Antwoordnummer 10040
2280 VB
Rijswijk

Postbus 5404
2280 HK Rijswijk

Tel: 070-3725911

Netherlands: some publishing companies

Ratel Music Publishing
Rockanjestraat 1
3082 SM Rotterdam
Tel:
010-4295446 Fax: 010-4293046

Arcade Publishing
Gronigenhaven 18
3433 PE Nieuwegein
Tel:
030-6088300 Fax: 030-6088302