Music
PlayList 2021 online: declare now!
May 25 2022 - Music PlayRight
PlayRight has just released the playlist for the reference year 2021. The PlayList menu allows you to save a considerable amount of time when declaring your music recordings via your online[…]
MUSIC RIGHTS 2018: FINAL DISTRIBUTION OF 6.7 MILLION €
May 18 2022 - Music PlayRight
PlayRight has closed the music rights for the reference year 2018! In November 2019, we already carried out a first distribution of 3.4 million euros of neighbouring rights. The second[…]
Who are the members of the Commission PlayRight+?
April 18 2022 - Audiovisual Music PlayRight+
Jan Hautekiet Jan Hautekiet is a producer, radio producer, musician, and writer. He studied Language and Literature, Philosophy and Audiovisual Communication at the Catholic University of Leuven. Afterwards, he went[…]
An overview of the organisations supported by PlayRight+
April 14 2022 - Audiovisual Music PlayRight+ PlayRight+
In addition to supporting specific and one-off projects that meet one of our objectives, the PlayRight+ department can also provide financial support for a (renewable) period of 2 years to[…]
PlayRight+ informs the sector about neighbouring rights via thematic workshops
April 12 2022 - Audiovisual Music PlayRight+
While the artistic community is quite familiar with copyrights, still very little is known about neighbouring rights. Even professionals who are involved with neighbouring rights on a daily basis often[…]
How do I report a casting error in a music recording?
Music
Your neighbouring rights are calculated based on the value of the recordings in which you participated, the role you played in the recording as well as your contribution to this[…]
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: BECOME PLAYRIGHT DIRECTORS?
March 30 2022 - Audiovisual International Music PlayRight
It’s that time again! 5 mandates as directors of PlayRight are to be filled! Do you want to determine PlayRight’s course and strategy or would you like to share your[…]
Performances disseminated online: right to remuneration for the performing artists
March 18 2022 - Audiovisual Music PlayRight PlayRight+
In October 2021, Belgian artists launched a petition (Dutch/French) demanding a fair and proportionate remuneration for the online use of their recorded performances. PlayRight repeatedly urged the Belgian government to[…]
Federal compensation: last payment of 22,000 € for actors and musicians
March 1 2022 - Audiovisual Music PlayRight
REMINDER: At the request of Economy Minister Pierre-Yves Dermagne, the Federal Parliament approved in July a law providing for compensation for authors, composers and performers for the loss of income[…]
FIRST DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS COLLECTED ABROAD: 1.183.042 €
February 23 2022 - International Music
The first distribution of 2022 is a distribution of neighbouring rights collected abroad. This distribution concerns both music and audiovisual recordings that were broadcast internationally. The amount that PlayRight has[…]