September payment 2018
These areas are to be included in the September payment 2018.
The information on this page is preliminary and may be changed up until the payment date September 14.
Please read the news and additional notes that concern the September payment.
The following areas are included in the march distribution:
Live, background music, online, support, international, library.
Live
Subsidised Concerts (Contemporary Classical Music) - distr.cat 01
For music played during jan 2015 - dec 2017 *
Church Concerts - distr.cat 02
This category is from now on included in category 01, Subsidised Concerts (Contemporary Classical Music).
Logged Live Music - distr.cat 05
For music played during jan 2017 - dec 2017 *
Unlogged Live Music - distr.cat 06
For music played during jan 2017 - dec 2017.
* = This period may be included in future distributions if we receive additional music reports.
Deadline for claiming missing royalties for Live is 2021-09-14.
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Background Music
Theatre Music - distr.cat 07
For performances during jan 2015 - dec 2017
Logged Background Music - distr.cat 08
For music played during jan 2015 - dec 2017
Unlogged Background Music - distr.cat 09
For music played during jan 2016 - dec 2017
Movie Theatres - distr.cat 15
For movies shown during jan-sep 2017 *
* = This period may be included in future distributions if we receive additional music reports.
Deadline for claiming missing royalties for Background Music is 2021-09-14.
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Online
Logged Online Music - distr.cat 16
The following digital music services are included for the specified time period.
SR Webb: apr-jun 2018
Radja: jan-mar 2018
Music In Brands: jan-mar 2018
Spotify Business SE: jan-mar 2018
Swedebeat: jan-mar 2018
H&M.com: jan-mar 2018
Netflix: oct-dec 2017
Royal Streaming: jan-mar 2018
iTunes VOD: jan-mar 2018
Heartbeats: jan-mar 2018
Lexter: jan-mar 2018
Liveqube: jan-mar 2018
Fitness Player: jan-mar 2018
My Instore Radio: jan-mar 2018
Streamec: okt-dec 2017
SF Anytime: jan-dec 2017
Play Network: jan 2017-mar 2018
Deadline for claiming missing royalties for Online is 2021-09-14.
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Support
Grants for music vulnerable to market forces
Until and including 2017 *
Publisher subsidy
Until and including 2017 *
* = This period may be included in future distributions if we receive additional music reports.
Making claims for Support is not possible.
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International
Music that is played outside Sweden - distr.cat 20
For music used until and including March 2018.
This period may be included in future distributions if we receive additional music reports.
Deadline for claiming missing royalties for International is three years after the performance took place.
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Library
Library Remuneration - distr.cat 18
For music used during 2016.
Making claims for Library Remuneration is not possible.
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News and additional notes
New dates for payments from Spotify and YouTube
New technical developments affect the distribution process regarding royalties from streaming services. Therefore, during a transition period, we will introduce a new periodicity for Spotify and YouTube payments.
Cinema Royalties
We have a new licensing agreement with the Swedish cinema industry (Svenska Biografägarförbundet) and in September we will make payments for the first time. Cinema showings during the whole of 2017 are included, but note that it is possible more reports will be added later.
Payment of Unlogged Live Music, MEM Subsidies and Publisher Subsidies
In 2017, we introduced a new model to ensure a more accurate distribution. We changed the process from an approximated quarterly payment to a more accurate annual payout, in September each year. Payment of economic support to publishers is included in the September 14th distribution.
Royalties from Viaplay will soon be paid
We plan to start distributing royalties from Viaplay in December 2018 now that we have the newly signed agreement with Viaplay. The agreement extends from 2012 onwards and we will begin making payments for clearly defined periods. As this is a new agreement we shall need to secure all processes and ensure works are matched correctly. Further retroactive payments from Viaplay will be added to future royalty distributions.
The tax issue in Germany is about to be resolved
The lengthy process of delayed payments from GEMA is about to be resolved. The German tax office has for a while taxed remunerations collected in Germany, prior to the money being paid to STIM. The effect would be double taxation, as the Swedish tax office collects taxes on royalties. The new development is that tax is not to be deducted in Germany on the income of STIM members. We are optimistic that our request for repayment of the tax deducted from STIM royalties during the period July 2015 - June 2018 will be granted. And also that this will include a tax exemption in the future.
Payment plan for Spotify, YouTube, and more
August 31 payment:
- YouTube: jan-jun 2017
- Spotify: oct-dec 2017
November payment:
- Spotify for jan-mar 2018
Also additional payment for Spotify regarding the usage period jul-sep 2017:
- Spotify Family Europe
- Spotify Free Europe, The Nordics & The Baltics
- Spotify Premium Europe
- Spotify Unlimited Europe
Date not yet set for:
- YouTube for jul-sep 2017
- Apple Music for jul-dec 2016, jan-dec 2017
- iTunes for oct-dec 2016, jan-dec 2017, jan-mar 2018