How you get paid when your music is played abroad
When Swedish music is played outside 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 any 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 it is forwarded to the rights holders 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 filmyou should obtain the production's cue sheet. It is the list of when and where the music has been played.
- If your music has been played on radio or in advertisingit is the rules of the relevant country's copyright society that decide whether you receive payment and how much. Read more further down the page.
- If your music has been performed liveIn most cases we will receive that information from the specific country's copyright society. 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 Baltics you must always the release information form be submitted. Read more under the heading below.