Worldwide directory of music rights and royalty organizations

Global confederation of authors’ and composers’ societies. Its directory helps identify collective management organizations by country and repertoire.

International directory of CISAC member societies, useful for finding the relevant organization in a territory.

International organization representing the recording industry and recorded-music producers.

U.S. performing rights organization for songwriters, composers and music publishers.

U.S. performing rights organization representing songwriters, composers and publishers.

U.S. performing rights organization operating through selective affiliation.

Administers digital mechanical royalties for eligible interactive uses in the United States.

Mechanical rights licensing and administration for publishers and rightsholders in the United States.

Collects and distributes certain non-interactive digital performance royalties for sound recordings.

Administration of performing rights and, depending on mandates, reproduction rights for songwriters, composers and publishers.

Administration of music reproduction rights and mechanical royalties in Canada.

Neighboring-rights management for public performance and communication of sound recordings in Canada.

Collects and pays royalties for performance, broadcast, streaming and other uses of musical works.

Primarily manages mechanical and reproduction rights in the United Kingdom within PRS for Music.

Collects neighboring-rights royalties for performers and recording rightsholders when recordings are broadcast or played in public.

Irish organization managing performing rights in musical works.

Collective copyright management for songwriters, composers and publishers in France and through international agreements.

Mechanical reproduction rights administration for represented repertoires in France.

Neighboring-rights management and services for performers.

Neighboring-rights management for eligible performers in France.

Neighboring-rights management and services for member phonogram producers.

Neighboring-rights management for independent phonogram producers.

German society representing composers, lyricists and publishers for rights in musical works.

German neighboring-rights organization for performers and producers.

Italian copyright management society covering music and other repertoires.

Spanish collective management of copyright in music, audiovisual and performing arts.

Buma manages performing rights and Stemra manages mechanical rights in the Netherlands.

Belgian multidisciplinary copyright management society.

Swiss cooperative for music authors and publishers, active in performing and reproduction rights.

Austrian society managing performance and communication rights in musical works.

Swedish music-rights society for songwriters, composers and publishers.

Danish music-rights organization for composers, songwriters and publishers.

Norwegian society administering performance and communication rights in musical works.

Finnish copyright organization for music creators and publishers.

Polish collective management society for copyright.

Czech organization managing rights in musical works.

Hungarian copyright society for music and literature.

Argentine society of music authors and composers.

Brazilian Union of Composers, active in collective music-rights management.

Brazilian music and arts association administering several categories of rights.

Chilean music copyright society.

Mexican society of authors and composers.

APRA primarily manages performing rights and AMCOS mechanical rights across Australia, New Zealand and associated territories.

Australian licensing and neighboring-rights organization for sound recordings.

Japanese society administering copyright in musical works.

Japanese music-rights management and administration company.

Korean music copyright society.

Hong Kong society of composers and authors.

Indian performing rights society for songwriters, composers and publishers.

Singapore society managing copyright for composers and authors.

South African music-rights organization for songwriters, composers and publishers.

Mechanical and digital rights administration in South Africa and several African territories.

Neighboring-rights management for sound recordings in South Africa.

Nigerian collective management organization for music copyright.

Israeli society managing rights for authors, composers and publishers.