BUBEDRA | Bureau Béninois du Droit d’Auteur | BENIN |
BCDA | Congolese Copyright Office | CONGO |
COSGA | Copyright Society of Ghana | GHANA |
COSOMA | Copyright Society of Malawi | MALAWI |
MCSN | Musical Copyright Society Nigeria Ltd. | NIGERIA |
NASCAM | Namibian Society of Composers and Authors of Music | NAMIBIA |
SAMRO | Southern African Music Rights Organisation | SOUTH AFRICA |
ZIMURA | Zimbabwe Music Rights Association | ZIMBABWE |
MASA | Mauritius Society of Authors | MAURITIUS |
ALBAUTOR | Lidhja e shkrimtarëve dhe compozitorëve të shgipërisë | ALBANIA |
ACUM | Société des Auteurs,Compositeurs et Editeurs de Musique en Israël | ISRAEL |
AKKA LAA | Copyright and Communication Consulting Agency – Latvian Authors’ Association | LATVIA |
ARTISJUS | Society Artisjus Hungarian Bureau for the protection of Authors’ rights | HUNGARY |
ASDAC | Asociatia Drepturi de Autor si Conexe din Republica Moldova | MOLDOVA |
EAU | Estonian Authors’ society | ESTONIA |
GCA | Georgian Copyright Association | GEORGIA |
HDS-ZAMP | Croatian Composers’ Society | CROATIA |
LATGA-A | Lietuvos Autoriu Teisiu Gynimo Asociacijos Agentura | LITHUANIA |
MUSICAUTOR | Bulgarian Society of Composers,Authors and Music Publishers | BULGARIA |
OSA | Ochranny Svaz Autorsky pro prava k dilum hudebnim | CZECH REPUBLIC |
PAM CG | Society for Protection of Author’s Musical Rights from Montenegro | MONTENEGRO |
SAZAS | Société des Compositeurs,Auteurs et Editeurs de Slovénie | SLOVENIA |
SOKOJ | Organizacija za zastitu autorskih muzickih prava | SERBIA |
SOZA | Slovak Performing and Mechanical Rights Society | SLOVAKIA |
SQN | Sine Qua Non | BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA |
UACRR | Ukrainian Agency of Copyright and Related Rights | UKRAINE |
UCMR | Asociata Pentru Drepturi de Autor | ROMANIA |
ZAIKS | Society of Authors ZAIKS | POLAND |
ZAMP-MACEDONIA | Musical Copyright Society | MACEDONIA |
AKM | Staatlich Genehmigte Gesellschaft der Autoren,Komponisten und Musikverleger | AUSTRIA |
AUTODIA | Collecting Society of Intellectual Property Rights | GREECE |
BUMA | Vereniging Buma | NETHERLANDS |
GEMA | Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs – und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte | GERMANY |
PRS for MUSIC | Performing Right Society Ltd | UK |
SABAM | Société Belge des Auteurs,Compositeurs et Editeurs Scrl. | BELGIUM |
SACEM | Société des Auteurs,Compositeurs et Editeurs de Musique | FRANCE |
SGAE | Sociedad General de Autores y Editores | SPAIN |
SIAE | Societa Italiana degli Autori ed Editori | ITALY |
SPA | Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores | PORTUGAL |
SUISA | Coopérative des Auteurs et Editeurs de Musique | SWITZERLAND |
KODA | Selskabet til Forvaltning af Internationale Komponistrettighederi Danmark | DENMARK |
STEF | The Performing Rights Society of Iceland | ICELAND |
STIM | Svenska Tonsättares Internationella Musikbyra | SWEDEN |
TEOSTO | Säveltäjäin Tekijänoikeustoimisto teosto r.y. | FINLAND |
TONO | The Norwegian Performing Right Society | NORWAY |
ASCAP | American Society of Composers,Authors and Publishers | USA |
BMI | Broadcast Music Inc. | USA |
SESAC | Sesac, Inc | USA |
SOCAN | Society of Composers,Authors and Music Publishers of Canada | CANADA |
SACM | Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de Mexico | MEXICO |
ACAM | Asociación de Compositores y Autores Musicales de Costa Rica | COSTA RICA |
ACDAM | Agencia Cubana de Derecho de Autor Musical | CUBA |
COSCAP | Copyright Society of Composers,Authors and Publishers Incorporated | BARBADOS |
COTT | Copyright Organisation of Trinidad and Tobago | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO |
JACAP | Jamaica Association of Composers,Authors and Publishers Ltd | JAMAICA |
SPAC | Sociedad Panameña de Autores y Compositores | PANAMA |
CASH | Composers and Authors Society of Hong-Kong Ltd | HONG KONG |
COMPASS | Composers and Authors Society of Singapore Ltd | SINGAPORE |
FILSCAP | Filipino Society of Composers and Authors Publishers Inc. | PHILIPPINES |
IPRS | The Indian Performing Right Society | INDIA |
JASRAC | Japanese Society for Rights of Authors,Composers and Publishers | JAPAN |
KAZAK | The Kazakh Author’s Society | KAZAKSTAN |
KOMCA | Korea Music Copyright Association | KOREA |
MACA | Macau Association of Composers, Authors & Publishers | MACAU |
MACP | Music Authors’ Copyright Protection | MALAYSIA |
MCT | Music Copyright Thaïland LTD | THAILAND |
MCSC | Music Copyright Society of China | CHINA |
MCSN | Musical Copyright Society Nigeria Ltd. | NIGERIA |
MESAM | Türkiye Musiki Eseri Sahipleri Meslek Birligi | TURKEY |
MUST | Music Copyright Society of Chinese Taipei | TAIWAN/CHINESE TAIPEI |
VCPMC | Vietnam Centre for Protection of Music Copyright | VIETNAM |
WAMI | Wahana Musik Indonesia | INDONESIA |
AGADU | Asociación de Autores del Uruguay | URUGUAY |
APA | Autores Paraguayos Asociados | PARAGUAY |
APDAYC | Asociación Peruana de Autores Y Compositores | PERU |
SACVEN | Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de Venezuela | VENEZUELA |
SADAIC | Sociedad Argentina de Autores y Compositores de Música | ARGENTINA |
SAYCE | Sociedad de Autores y Compositores Ecuatorianos | ECUADOR |
SAYCO | Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de Colombia | COLOMBIA |
SCD | Sociedad Chilena del Derecho de Autor | CHILE |
UBC | União Brasileira de Compositores | BRAZIL |
BUBEDRA | Bureau Béninois du Droit d’Auteur | BENIN |
BCDA | Congolese Copyright Office | CONGO |
COSGA | Copyright Society of Ghana | GHANA |
COSOMA | Copyright Society of Malawi | MALAWI |
MCSN | Musical Copyright Society Nigeria Ltd. | NIGERIA |
NASCAM | Namibian Society of Composers and Authors of Music | NAMIBIA |
SAMRO | Southern African Music Rights Organisation | SOUTH AFRICA |
ZIMURA | Zimbabwe Music Rights Association | ZIMBABWE |
MASA | Mauritius Society of Authors | MAURITIUS |
APRA | Australasian Performing Right Association | AUSTRALIA |
ALBAUTOR | Lidhja e shkrimtarëve dhe compozitorëve të shgipërisë | ALBANIA |
ACUM | Société des Auteurs,Compositeurs et Editeurs de Musique en Israël | ISRAEL |
AKKA LAA | Copyright and Communication Consulting Agency – Latvian Authors’ Association | LATVIA |
ARTISJUS | Society Artisjus Hungarian Bureau for the protection of Authors’ rights | HUNGARY |
ASDAC | Asociatia Drepturi de Autor si Conexe din Republica Moldova | MOLDOVA |
EAU | Estonian Authors’ society | ESTONIA |
GCA | Georgian Copyright Association | GEORGIA |
HDS-ZAMP | Croatian Composers’ Society | CROATIA |
LATGA-A | Lietuvos Autoriu Teisiu Gynimo Asociacijos Agentura | LITHUANIA |
MUSICAUTOR | Bulgarian Society of Composers,Authors and Music Publishers | BULGARIA |
OSA | Ochranny Svaz Autorsky pro prava k dilum hudebnim | CZECH REPUBLIC |
PAM CG | Society for Protection of Author’s Musical Rights from Montenegro | MONTENEGRO |
SAZAS | Société des Compositeurs,Auteurs et Editeurs de Slovénie | SLOVENIA |
SOKOJ | Organizacija za zastitu autorskih muzickih prava | SERBIA |
SOZA | Slovak Performing and Mechanical Rights Society | SLOVAKIA |
SQN | Sine Qua Non | BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA |
UACRR | Ukrainian Agency of Copyright and Related Rights | UKRAINE |
UCMR | Asociata Pentru Drepturi de Autor | ROMANIA |
ZAIKS | Society of Authors ZAIKS | POLAND |
ZAMP-MACEDONIA | Musical Copyright Society | MACEDONIA |
AKM | Staatlich Genehmigte Gesellschaft der Autoren,Komponisten und Musikverleger | AUSTRIA |
AUTODIA | Collecting Society of Intellectual Property Rights | GREECE |
BUMA | Vereniging Buma | NETHERLANDS |
GEMA | Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs – und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte | GERMANY |
PRS for MUSIC | Performing Right Society Ltd | UK |
SABAM | Société Belge des Auteurs,Compositeurs et Editeurs Scrl. | BELGIUM |
SACEM | Société des Auteurs,Compositeurs et Editeurs de Musique | FRANCE |
SGAE | Sociedad General de Autores y Editores | SPAIN |
SIAE | Societa Italiana degli Autori ed Editori | ITALY |
SPA | Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores | PORTUGAL |
SUISA | Coopérative des Auteurs et Editeurs de Musique | SWITZERLAND |
KODA | Selskabet til Forvaltning af Internationale Komponistrettighederi Danmark | DENMARK |
STEF | The Performing Rights Society of Iceland | ICELAND |
STIM | Svenska Tonsättares Internationella Musikbyra | SWEDEN |
TEOSTO | Säveltäjäin Tekijänoikeustoimisto teosto r.y. | FINLAND |
TONO | The Norwegian Performing Right Society | NORWAY |
ASCAP | American Society of Composers,Authors and Publishers | USA |
BMI | Broadcast Music Inc. | USA |
SESAC | Sesac, Inc | USA |
SOCAN | Society of Composers,Authors and Music Publishers of Canada | CANADA |
SACM | Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de Mexico | MEXICO |
ACAM | Asociación de Compositores y Autores Musicales de Costa Rica | COSTA RICA |
ACDAM | Agencia Cubana de Derecho de Autor Musical | CUBA |
COSCAP | Copyright Society of Composers,Authors and Publishers Incorporated | BARBADOS |
COTT | Copyright Organisation of Trinidad and Tobago | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO |
JACAP | Jamaica Association of Composers,Authors and Publishers Ltd | JAMAICA |
SPAC | Sociedad Panameña de Autores y Compositores | PANAMA |
CASH | Composers and Authors Society of Hong-Kong Ltd | HONG KONG |
COMPASS | Composers and Authors Society of Singapore Ltd | SINGAPORE |
FILSCAP | Filipino Society of Composers and Authors Publishers Inc. | PHILIPPINES |
IPRS | The Indian Performing Right Society | INDIA |
JASRAC | Japanese Society for Rights of Authors,Composers and Publishers | JAPAN |
KAZAK | The Kazakh Author’s Society | KAZAKSTAN |
KOMCA | Korea Music Copyright Association | KOREA |
MACA | Macau Association of Composers, Authors & Publishers | MACAU |
MACP | Music Authors’ Copyright Protection | MALAYSIA |
MCT | Music Copyright Thaïland LTD | THAILAND |
MCSC | Music Copyright Society of China | CHINA |
MCSN | Musical Copyright Society Nigeria Ltd. | NIGERIA |
MESAM | Türkiye Musiki Eseri Sahipleri Meslek Birligi | TURKEY |
MUST | Music Copyright Society of Chinese Taipei | TAIWAN/CHINESE TAIPEI |
VCPMC | Vietnam Centre for Protection of Music Copyright | VIETNAM |
WAMI | Wahana Musik Indonesia | INDONESIA |
AGADU | Asociación de Autores del Uruguay | URUGUAY |
APA | Autores Paraguayos Asociados | PARAGUAY |
APDAYC | Asociación Peruana de Autores Y Compositores | PERU |
SACVEN | Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de Venezuela | VENEZUELA |
SADAIC | Sociedad Argentina de Autores y Compositores de Música | ARGENTINA |
SAYCE | Sociedad de Autores y Compositores Ecuatorianos | ECUADOR |
SAYCO | Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de Colombia | COLOMBIA |
SCD | Sociedad Chilena del Derecho de Autor | CHILE |
UBC | União Brasileira de Compositores | BRAZIL |
IMRO’s International team has a particular focus on pro-actively increasing IMRO’s overseas revenue through various initiatives.
One of its key functions is to ensure that performances of IMRO repertoire is notified to IMRO’s sister societies to secure the timely and efficient receipt of due royalties. Members whose works have been performed abroad are encouraged to notify IMRO of their international activities through the IMRO Member’s Area of the website.
IMRO also works with the European Commission on intellectual property issues and was instrumental in getting the European Commission to lodge its successful complaint against the US Authorities regarding inadequate copyright protection.
IMRO’s co-operation and strengthening of relationships with its sister societies is key in its representation of IMRO members’ and affiliated society members’ interests. IMRO has reciprocal agreements in place with over 80 sister societies currently.
IMRO’s position and activity in the international community is reflected in its membership of the Information Services Committee, reporting directly to the CISAC Board (International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers) and the Business Technical Committee (previously the Distribution Technical Committee). In 2015, IMRO was elected Chair of the newly-formed Musical Works Expert Group (MWX) at its inaugural meeting in May of that year. Additionally, IMRO is represented on the Audio Visual, Interested Party and Business Exchange Expert Groups and is an active member of various task forces concerning international data exchange and international strategy.
If you are working, performing and touring in the EU or Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein. from a base in the UK the following comprehensive checklist for artists and accompanying crew is vitally important.
USA
This can happen primarily for two reasons. Either such performances may simply not be covered by the distribution policies of the societies in question or not enough information is provided to identify the performances. These policies vary from society to society and where a performance does not qualify it will not feature.
IMRO makes every effort to ensure that “qualifying performances” in overseas territories do feature in the distributions of the societies concerned. We do this by notifying those societies of the full performance details when available. These include performances in the category classified by some societies as ‘Classical or Serious´ Music or ‘Live Symphonic and Recital´ performances. It is for this reason that we always urge our members to notify us of their foreign performances. Details of all such performances can be notified to us online through the members area of the IMRO website.
However, you should be aware that, in the case of the USA, the societies in that territory survey live performances in different ways.
In the case of ASCAP, where the majority of the IMRO repertoire is administered, it surveys as follows:
Works performed in the Top 300 grossing tours that take place in the USA each year.
Musical performances at the following 14 live concert music venues:
ASCAP also makes payments under its ASCAP OnStage scheme for live performances not surveyed in the above categories.
BMI surveys the Top 300 concert tours and/or concert events/festivals each quarter.
BMI also makes payments under its BMI Live scheme for live performances not surveyed in the above categories.
We encourage you to notify all US performances to us so that we can make sure that performances qualifying under any aspect of the US societies distribution policies or schemes are notified in full to the relevant society to minimise missing or delayed payments.
Live Performance by Another Performer
Name of performer
The following information is essential when making a foreign performance notification:-
Performances cannot be notified without this information.
All foreign performances follow the same submission deadlines specified under the Tours and Residencies Scheme.
It is essential that all works on the set list have been registered. If you are in doubt as to whether some or all of the works on the set list have been registered or not, you can check on-line or contact a member of our distribution team.
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