FAQ
Who has to pay the equitable remuneration ?
Music PlayRight
A business, a restaurant or a public event during which recorded music will be broadcast must pay this equitable remuneration according to a certain number of criteria (space, nature of[…]
What is the equitable remuneration ?
Music PlayRight
The equitable remuneration is a compulsory license that must be paid when recorded music is played on a publicly accessible location. It is a remuneration intended for the public use[…]
Living in Belgium: taxes on my rights
Audiovisual Music PlayRight
In Belgium, performing artists’ neighbouring rights are subject to withholding tax. By law, PlayRight is obliged to withhold 15% tax (minus flat-rate costs) from any rights it pays out. PlayRight[…]
The « financial benefits»
Audiovisual Music PlayRight
PlayRight distributes rights for a reference year in two stages. After the final distribution of rights for one or even several reference years, PlayRight then makes a distribution of the financial benefits generated by these rights.
Audiovisual performance: how PlayRight calculates my rights
Audiovisual Audiovisual PlayRight PlayRight
The starting point of any distribution is your repertoire, meaning the declarations of your audiovisual performances (also regarding dubbing and postsynchronisation and music in audiovisual works). Without these declarations, we cannot attribute your rights.
Music performance: how PlayRight calculates my rights
Audiovisual Audiovisual Music Music PlayRight PlayRight
The starting point of any distribution is your repertoire, meaning the declarations of your music performances. Without these declarations, we cannot attribute you rights.
General rules of distribution
Audiovisual Music PlayRight PlayRight
When will my repertoire generate rights in Belgium?
Living abroad: taxes
International International PlayRight PlayRight
By law, PlayRight is obliged to withhold tax from any rights it pays out. In turn, PlayRight passes on this withholding tax to the Belgian State. But if you are not a Belgian tax resident, chances are that your royalties will be taxed again when you declare them on your tax return in your own country of residence.