FAQ

Who collects the equitable remuneration ?

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Both pay the equitable remuneration to SIMIM for the part that goes to the music producers, and PlayRight for the part that goes to the performing artists, on the basis of an equal share between the two collecting societies (50/50 ).

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 ?

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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.

First / final distribution: how it works

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Rights for a given reference year are not paid out in one go but in two stages. In other words, there are two distribution times for one and the same reference year.

Which radio stations are included in PlayRight playlists?

Music PlayRight

In order to calculate your rights in the Belgian territory for music recordings, PlayRight uses your repertoire and several distribution parameters: Radio playlists & their audience and Ultratop sales figures.

Audiovisual performance: how PlayRight calculates my rights

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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

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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

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When will my repertoire generate rights in Belgium?

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