How you get paid when your music is played abroad
When Swedish music is played outside of Sweden it is reported to Stim by foreign copyright organizations. That way we can make sure that you as a creator receive payment for your music even when your music is played abroad.
Each country has its own rules that determine whether a payment is made and how much it will be. We do not make any cost deductions from money that comes from other countries. When Stim has received money from a country other than Sweden it is forwarded to the rightsholders at the next payment date (March, June, September, December). In the same way, Stim reports to rights organizations in other countries when foreign creators' music is played in Sweden.
Checklist when your music has been played abroad
- If your music has been played on TV or in film you should obtain the production's cue sheet. This is the list of when and where the music has been played.
- If your music has been played on the radio or in advertising it is the rules of the relevant country's copyright society that decide whether you receive payment and how much. Read more further down.
- If your music has been performed live we will receive that information from the specific country's copyright society in most cases. You can speed up the process by leaving a track list with the local organizer and asking them to forward the list to the society. Live shows in the USA usually do not generate payments from our corresponding American organizations, but there are exceptions. Read more about how it works with live music abroad.
- When releasing records outside the Nordics and the Baltics you must always submit the release information form. Read more under the heading below.