Determination of Licence Scheme for Licensed Digital Downloads of Music in Australia
Friday, 18 December 2009
The Australian Copyright Tribunal has recently approved a scheme for the royalties payable to composers, songwriters and music publishers for licensed digital downloads of music and music videos in Australia (other than subscription services).
The approved scheme covers payments of royalties to composers, songwriters and music publishers for the download of music by Australian customers of licensed digital music service providers operating in Australia. It replaces previous agreements that had been in place between APRA|AMCOS and digital music service providers for a number of years.
The approved scheme provides that digital music service providers must pay royalties to APRA|AMCOS at a rate of 9% of retail price for music downloads and 8% of retail price for music video downloads. These rates are subject to certain per track minima.
For more information regarding this licence scheme, or to apply for a licence, please contact APRA|AMCOS’ Recorded Music Services department.
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