Accounting areas – how to see where your payment comes from

How much money you receive from Stim depends, among other things, on where your music has been played. On your settlement statement you can see this through the division into different Accounting areas.

The accounting areas are shown with numbers and names in the statement's introductory summary, with a total amount for each area. The number is also shown next to each settled “Original title/Version title” in the column “Acct. area.”

An “Original title/Version title” can receive money from several accounting areas. These are then listed in ascending numerical order.

You can read more about each area under "Read more" below. The number in front of each heading is the accounting area's number.

Live

State-subsidised concerts of art music where the audience attended solely to listen to music, for example in concert halls.

Referred to as Accounting area 01 in the statement.

From the June 2018 payment onward, accounting area 02 is discontinued

Performances of art music under the auspices of the Church of Sweden are instead included in area 01, Art music concerts. Art music concerts and performances under the Church of Sweden that were previously settled through sampling are now included in area 05, Live music with music reporting.


Where does the money come from	Concert organisers
How is the music reported?	Responsible organisers, artists, concert organisers, rights holders and music publishers send music reports or programmes to Stim.
How is the money distributed?	According to the music reports within the area. The remuneration is affected by the venue size: large concert (venues with more than 500 seats) and small concert (venues with fewer than 500 seats).
When is the money paid out?	Four times a year (March, June, September and December).
How do I file a claim?	Log in to My pages, fill in the form "Live performances in Sweden" under "Claim". You can file a claim within three months from when you received the settlement information from Stim.

Worship services and ceremonies (only scripted works), church concerts and musical services.

Referred to as Accounting area 02 in the statement.

Note thatFrom the June 2018 payment, performances of art music under the Church of Sweden are included in accounting area 01, Art music concerts. Therefore, the information on this page may be considered obsolete, but remains for the time being to preserve a historical overview.


Where does the money come from?	Parishes of the Church of Sweden and the free churches.
How is the music reported?	Program sheets together with the parishes' accounts.
How is the money distributed?	According to the music reports within the area. The previous increase of the settlement amount in this area was phased out by being reduced by 1/5 per year so that by 2010 it was completely replaced by the new system for support to market‑neglected music areas, the so‑called MEM support.
When is the money paid out?	We have signed a new agreement with the Church of Sweden for the music they use. The agreement means that money will be paid retroactively for the period 2015–2017. The first payment will take place in June 2018.
How do I file a claim?	You fill in the form "Live performances in Sweden" under the "Claim" tab in your web service. You can file a claim within three months from when you received the settlement information from Stim.


Where does the money come from?	Stores, transport companies, municipalities, companies, etc. pay Stim.
How is the music reported?	Those who use the music report to Stim what is played. It also happens that music publishers and composers do this.
How is the money distributed?	The amount earned by the individual performance is distributed to the music that was played.
When are the payments made?	Twice a year (in June and December). Covers what was performed during the previous six months.
How do I make a claim?	Log in to My pages, fill in the form "Other claims" under "Claims". You can file a claim within three months from when you received the settlement information from Stim.


Where do the funds come from?	The money is paid in by many of Stim's customers who use music but operate businesses where music is not the main focus.
How is the music reported?	No music reports are submitted by these customers.
How are the funds distributed?	The funds are allocated by analogy. Here is a detailed list of the analogy for background music.
How are the funds paid out?	Twice a year (in June and December).
How do I make a claim?	Claims cannot be made for settlement areas for which no music reports are submitted.


Where do the funds come from?	Cinema owners pay fees to Stim.
How is the music reported?	Sweden's cinema owners report statistics on revenues per screened film. In CUE-sheets from collecting societies in other countries and from film producers the films' music content is reported. (A CUE-sheet is a list of a film's music titles and rights holders with timecodes for each title).
How are the funds distributed?	According to statistics and CUE-sheets. Film music is settled in grade A and shown in a separate part of the settlement document. Stim negotiates with Sweden's cinema owners regarding compensation for Stim's members for music in film. The funds are distributed to films that have box office revenues exceeding SEK 20,000 per quarter.
When are the payments made?	Quarterly (in March, June, September and December). Covers what was performed during the previous six months.
How do I make a claim?	Log in to My pages, fill in the form "Other claims" under "Claims". You can file a claim within three months from when you received the settlement information from Stim.


Where do the funds come from?	Sveriges Radio pays a license fee to Stim; an annual lump sum that is adjusted based on changes in the total amount of music and listening time across all channels.
How is the music reported?	All music played on Sveriges Radio is reported to Stim.
How are the funds distributed?	The funds are distributed according to the information that Sveriges Radio reports to Stim. One performed minute on any of Sveriges Radio's national channels gives the same compensation per minute regardless of which channel the performance took place on. Performances on any of the local channels receive a lower per-minute payment than the national channels because the reach of the broadcasts is smaller.
When are the payments made?	Twice a year (in June and December). Covers what was performed during the previous six months.
How do I make a claim?	Log in to My pages, fill in the form "Radio or TV in Sweden" under "Claims". You can file a claim within three months from when you received the settlement information from Stim.


Where do the funds come from?	Sveriges Television pays fees to Stim.
How is the music reported?	All music played on Sveriges Television, SVT1, SVT2, Barnkanalen, Kunskapskanalen and SVT24 is reported to Stim. In addition, for music in films we receive CUE-sheets from producers and TV channels, as well as from collecting societies in other countries.
(A CUE-sheet is a list of a film's music titles and rights holders with timecodes for each title).	How are the funds distributed?
The funds are distributed in accordance with the information in Sveriges Television's music reports. Local broadcasts yield less money than nationwide broadcasts. All film music is settled in grade A.	When are the payments made?
Twice a year (in June and December). Covers what was performed during the previous six months.	How do I make a claim?

Accounting areas – how to see where your payment comes from

Live

Background music

TV and radio

Analogy settlement – how it works

Read more about the analogy for the Online/new media area without music reporting.

Elektronikbranschen

Abroad


Where does the money come from?	Discotheques and nightclubs. Venues where the music has a more prominent role than background music, e.g. bar DJs. Sports and cultural associations
How is the music reported?	By the company DeeJay Promotions, which produces The Swedish Dance Chart, Musikguiden in P3: DJ sets and mixes, as well as Spotify
How is the money distributed?	Based on reporting from the above actors.
When is the money paid out?	Twice a year (in June and December). Covers what was played in the previous half‑year.
How do I file a claim?	Unfortunately, it is not possible to file a claim in this area because the settlement is based on the above‑mentioned sources.


Where does the money come from?	Those who organise concerts, festivals and other gigs pay Stim.
How is the music reported?	Artists, rights holders, publishers and concert organisers send music reports to Stim.
How is the money distributed?	The amount that the performance has generated is distributed among the music that has been reported. In some cases a so‑called supplementary amount is added to previously settled performances when Stim has not previously received full payment.
When is the money paid out?	Four times a year (March, June, September and December). The payment covers what was played in the previous half‑year.
How do I file a claim?	Log in to My pages and fill in the form "Live performances in Sweden" under "Claim". You can file a claim within three months from when you received the settlement information from Stim.


Where does the money come from?	The organiser of the event pays Stim.
How is the music reported?	No reporting is done.
How is the money distributed?	Currently the money is distributed through so‑called analogue settlement on all reports within area 05 – Live music with music reporting.
When is the money paid out?	Once a year (in September); this payment period came into effect in 2017.
How do I file a claim?	Claims cannot be made on accounting areas for which a music report is not submitted.


Where does the money come from?	The theatre producer pays Stim.
How is the music reported?	Music reports are submitted by the theatre producer.
How is the money distributed?	The amount that the individual performance has generated is distributed among the music that has been reported.
When is the money paid out?	Twice a year (in June and December). Covers what was performed in the previous half‑year.
How do I file a claim?	You fill in the form "Live performances in Sweden" under the "Claim" tab in your web service. You can file a claim within three months from when you received the settlement information from Stim.


Referred to as Settlement Area 12 in the documentation.	Where do the funds come from?
The commercial radio stations pay fees to Stim.	How is the music reported?
The radio stations submit their playlists to Stim. Music in radio advertising is handled according to special procedures and for these the composer must submit a claim.	How are the funds distributed?
In accordance with the information reported by the respective radio station or network of stations.	When are the payments made?
Twice a year (in June and December). Covers what was performed during the previous six months.	How do I make a claim?


Referred to as Settlement Area 13 in the documentation.	Where do the funds come from?
TV3, TV4, Kanal 5, TV6, Kanal 9, Canal+ and Discovery pay fees to Stim.	How is the music reported?
TV3, TV4, TV4+, TV400, TV4 Film, Kanal 5, TV6 and Canal+ report to Stim which music has been played. Film materials are sent to Stim in the form of CUE-sheets from producers, TV channels and collecting societies in other countries (a CUE-sheet is a list of a film's music titles and rights holders with timecodes for each title).	How are the funds distributed?
In accordance with the information reported to Stim. TV4 Local gives lower amounts than their national broadcasts. All film music is settled in grade A.	When are the payments made?
Twice a year (in June and December). Covers what was performed/played during the previous six months.	How do I make a claim?


Referred to as Settlement Area 14 in the documentation.	Where do the funds come from?
Community radio associations pay fees to Stim.	How is the music reported?
Sampling data from the Christian radio network, as well as self-reporting from our rights holders.	How are the funds distributed?
We allocate a maximum of 10% of the total income based on self-reporting from our rights holders. The remaining share is distributed with approximately 17% based on sampling data from the Christian radio network and approximately 83% allocated by analogy based on reports from Sveriges Radio's P4 Local.	When are the payments made?
Twice a year (in June and December). Covers what was played during the previous six months.	How do I make a claim?


Referred to as Settlement Area 16 in the document.	Where does the money come from?
Music service companies, web radio operators and similar pay to STIM.	How is the music reported?
We receive music reports from most music service companies and web radio operators.	How are the funds distributed?
Remuneration for streaming/web radio consists of 70% performance and 30% mechanical. Read on for variations of the distribution model below.	When are the funds paid out?
Quarterly (March, June, September, December).	How do I file a claim?


Referred to as Settlement Area 19 in the document.	Where does the money come from?
Music service companies that offer streamed music, web radio operators, businesses and private individuals pay to STIM.	How is the music reported?
No music reporting takes place in this area.	How are the funds distributed?
Based on existing reporting within the Online area.	When are the funds paid out?
Semi-annually (June, December).	How do I file a claim?


Referred to as Settlement Area 17 in the document.	Where does the money come from?
Copyswede handles the collection according to an industry agreement with Elektronikbranschen, which represents all producers or importers of storage media to which private copying may be made. A portion of the private copying remuneration that Copyswede collects for copying musical works goes to STIM so that it can be paid out to authors whose works may have been copied.	How is privately copied music reported?
When STIM is to pay out private copying remuneration, it cannot be done on documentation that shows exactly which musical works have been copied. This is because what private individuals copy for their own use is a matter of privacy and nobody should be able to know what has actually been copied or how many copies have been made of copyrighted works.	How can STIM pay out PKE?
Since the law states that works that have been broadcast or released are to be covered by the possibility of receiving PKE, STIM uses representative music reporting data from radio, TV and online as analogy. In this way STIM can pay out PKE to authors whose works STIM knows could have been privately copied. By using reports of actual music use, STIM can also treat equally all authors whose works have been used by the services and during the periods covered by the reports.	When are the funds paid out?
STIM pays out PKE in December and if PKE is paid out for several years the full years for which payment is made are indicated.	How do I file a claim?


Where does the money come from?	Collecting societies in other countries collect fees for music played there and then pay them to Stim.
How is the music reported?	Data from collecting societies in other countries.
How are the funds distributed?	The music reports received from the foreign collecting societies are compared with our own documentation of the work. The collecting societies in the other countries have their own rules for what they pay compensation for. Film is shown in a separate section of the settlement statement.
When are the funds paid out?	Four times a year (in March, June, September and December).
How do I file a claim?	Log in to My pages, fill in the form "Radio or TV abroad" or "Live performances abroad" under "Claim". You can file a claim up to three years from the date the performance took place.


Mainly from KODA (Denmark), TONO (Norway) and Teosto (Finland) for Sveriges Radio, Sveriges Television, TV3, TV4, Cmore, TV6 and Sjuan.	How is the music reported?
Music reporting from Sveriges Radio, Sveriges Television, TV3, TV4, Cmore, TV6 and Sjuan.	How are the funds distributed?
The funds are distributed according to the music reports.	When are the funds paid out?
Twice a year (in June and December). Covers what has been collected for the previous half-year.	How do I file a claim?
You cannot file a claim for settlement areas that lack their own reporting basis.	Settlement areas – where does your payment come from?