Nordisk Copyright Bureau
Music on CD, MC, DVD audio, vinyl
- do you release your own music? (related party recordings)
What is a related party recording?
A related party recording is a music production where the person(s) who release the music (the producer) are identical to the person(s) who wrote the music and lyrics (composer/lyricist = authors). Besides ALL authors involved must be NCB members.
The term "related party recording" shall apply only in the following three instances:
"The producer" = the person who is responsible for the release of the production and who is responsible for the payment of NCB royalties. "Author" = the person who wrote the music and lyrics.
- Individuals
The producer = the author of all tracks on the production. - Bands
The producer is a member of a music band (not a company). The members of the music band = the authors of all tracks on the production.
(It must be one band only – not a union or group of bands). - Companies
The producer is a company. The company = the author(s) of all tracks on the productions.
The recording must be released on the producer's own label.
How much?
NCB will invoice the minimum fee that appears below. This minimum fee applies – irrespective of number of copies – to all re-releases of previous recordings as well as to new releases.
Denmark: DKK 500.00
Estonia: EUR 19.18
Finland: EUR 65.00
Iceland: ISK 3,000.00
Norway: NOK 550.00
Sweden: SEK 675.00
This is how you do it
Click this link to access the web application form.
In the second screen display – "Recording details" - you must tick off "Yes" under the heading of "Related party recording" and then finish the completion of your application.
NOTE! If you are a Finnish producer, you need to contact NCB/Finland before you complete the application form.
NOTE! The responsibility always rests with the producer
As mentioned above the producer is the person/company that is responsible for the payment of NCB royalties, and he also warrants that the production qualifies as a related party recording as defined under "What is a related party recording".
The producer is financially and in any other way accountable and responsible towards NCB, who administers the copyrights in the recorded music.
If there are several authors of the music that is going to be released as a related party recording, the producer shall guarantee NCB the following:
- All authors involved understand and accept the rules that apply to related party recordings. As NCB does not collect ordinary royalties for related party recordings – but only a handling fee – such recordings will not generate any royalties to be distributed to the authors subsequently.
- The producer or any of the authors involved have not entered into any agreement with music publishers as regards the music on the recording (unless the music publishing house is also owned by the producer).
NCB disclaims all responsibility for any production that has been registered as a related party recording according to the definition set out above. This responsibility solely rests with the producer.
