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href="https://public-api.wordpress.com/bar/?stat=groovemails-events&bin=wpcom_email_click&redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fmusictechpolicy.com%2F2025%2F09%2F08%2Fsweden-will-start-paying-u-s-performers-for-neighboring-rights-heres-what-happened-and-how-to-get-ready%2F&sr=0&signature=7b2a107e5545b93a250a93e845dec624&blog_id=15688400&user=7b7e96c7e529d01440ff4fb6be180f21&_e=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&_z=z" style="color:rgb(16,21,23);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Sweden Will Start Paying U.S. Performers for Neighboring Rights—Here’s What Happened and How to Get Ready</a></h1><table role="presentation" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:631px"><tbody><tr><td style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px"><table role="presentation" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:631px;margin-bottom:32px;margin-top:16px"><tbody><tr><td style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;color:rgb(16,21,23);padding:0px;line-height:1.35;margin:0px">By<span> </span><b style="font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-0.01em;font-size:16px">Chris Castle</b><span> </span>on<span> </span><span style="white-space:nowrap">September 8, 2025</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin-bottom:24px"><div style="margin-bottom:24px"><div style="margin-bottom:24px"><p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px;color:rgb(16,21,23);clear:both">If you’ve been following the #IRespectMusic campaign, you’ll know that broadcast radio in the US has never paid artists for playing their records. They pay songwriters and publishers but not artists or sound recording owners. Thanks to artist activists like Blake Morgan, and the #IRespectMusic campaign, that issue has been front and center. We’ve supported legislation like the American Music Fairness Act and its predecessor legislation that is backed by the MusicFirst Coalition, SoundExchange and others.</p><h3 style="color:rgb(45,51,56);line-height:1.2;font-size:22px;font-weight:700;margin:48px 0px 24px">Thanks Big Radio</h3><p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px;color:rgb(16,21,23);clear:both">There’s a catch to this outside the US. Although the rest of the world pays what are called “neighboring rights” for the public performance of sound recordings, they typically have not paid US <i>artists </i>because <i>the US law doesn’t require radio to pay their artists</i>. So American artists get screwed twice. Thank you, Big Radio.</p><p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px;color:rgb(16,21,23);clear:both">SoundExchange has managed to get around this exclusion with its “international mandate” program directly with some 40-odd CMOs in countries outside the US, but it was not the law. If you are not up to speed on the international mandate, this would be a good time to bone up—get started at <a href="https://musictechpolicy.wordpress.com/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=65e13722ca9d9dc921763343684c2c2ae196acd6ac68d70e8a70817e008f9863&blog_id=15688400&post_id=34101&user_id=0&subs_id=380480140&signature=761c473c208cb41590bee6701b33c99c&email_name=new-post&user_email=alex@bmat.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc291bmRleGNoYW5nZS5jb20vaW50ZXJuYXRpb25hbC1wYXJ0bmVycy8&email_id=5a08c8fce35c8ad6006630d3fd58a314" style="color:rgb(56,88,233);text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://www.soundexchange.com/international-partners/</a></p><h3 style="color:rgb(45,51,56);line-height:1.2;font-size:22px;font-weight:700;margin:48px 0px 24px">The RAAP Case</h3><p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px;color:rgb(16,21,23);clear:both">But there’s some good news. Five years ago, the European Union’s highest court held in <i>Recorded Artists Actors Performers Ltd v Phonographic Performance Ireland Ltd and Others</i> (a/k/a “RAAP”) concerning the Irish collecting society that collecting societies across Europe must pay <b>royalties to creators and labels from outside the Union—U.S. parties included—on the same basis as domestic rightsholders</b>. That RAAP decision was a big deal, but of course, implementing the ruling is another story. </p><p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px;color:rgb(16,21,23);clear:both">In plain terms (and this is a bit of a gloss, so lawyers calm down), the court ruled that foreigners are owed the <b>same treatment as locals</b>in each territory. That principle—<b>equal treatment regardless of nationality</b>—mirrors the approach long embraced in U.S. royalty frameworks. This is particularly true with royalties administered by SoundExchange which cover noninteractive digital transmissions like SiriusXM and webcasting.</p><p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px;color:rgb(16,21,23);clear:both">After the RAAP case, the same court had a second case on similar issues and reviewed the ripple effects of the RAAP decision (the <b>“</b><b>Kwantum”</b> case on design rights), the tribunal <b>reaffirmed equal-treatment as the governing law</b> across the EU.</p><h3 style="color:rgb(45,51,56);line-height:1.2;font-size:22px;font-weight:700;margin:48px 0px 24px">What changed in Sweden</h3><p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px;color:rgb(16,21,23);clear:both">Against this backdrop, <b>Sweden has now written equal-treatment obligations into its domestic law in line with the RAAP case</b>—a meaningful advance toward fair pay for creators no matter their passport. Countries that have not yet aligned their statutes since the Irish case should look to Sweden and other adopters as models. Doing so isn’t merely a legal obligation; <b>it’s plainly the right outcome</b><b>.</b></p><p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px;color:rgb(16,21,23);clear:both">Swedish law is now aligned with the EU Court of Justice’s RAAP ruling and means U.S. artists are entitled to the same statutory remuneration Swedes receive when recordings are broadcast/communicated or publicly performed in Sweden effective July 1, 2025. </p><h3 style="color:rgb(45,51,56);line-height:1.2;font-size:22px;font-weight:700;margin:48px 0px 24px">What gets paid (and what doesn’t)</h3><p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px;color:rgb(16,21,23);clear:both">Sweden’s change covers broadcast, other communication to the public (non-interactive), and public performance of sound recordings. It does not cover on-demand/interactive uses (e.g., Spotify streams) under this remuneration right. Payments flow through Swedish CMOs (SAMI for performers; with IFPI Sweden for labels) and then via reciprocal pipelines to SX if you’ve joined the SX international mandate program (or directly to you if you’ve signed with a Swedish or other foreign CMO but most have not). SX’s international network was built for exactly this moment.</p><p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px;color:rgb(16,21,23);clear:both">Crucially, you should assume that international collection is not automatic. Just because you’re registered with SX domestically doesn’t solve the international collection issue—you can opt in for “<a href="https://musictechpolicy.wordpress.com/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=dd08e510665ca346b6494df7d6e1a67ecc823849a8ba37ff9d97f683d4039392&blog_id=15688400&post_id=34101&user_id=0&subs_id=380480140&signature=537149ed6d2c11abb49503b792291d31&email_name=new-post&user_email=alex@bmat.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9zeGRpcmVjdC5zb3VuZGV4Y2hhbmdlLmNvbS9sb2dpbi8/bmV4dD0lMkY&email_id=5a08c8fce35c8ad6006630d3fd58a314" style="color:rgb(56,88,233);text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">SoundExchange Direct</a>” and supply the metadata SX needs to collect for you abroad. </p><h3 style="color:rgb(45,51,56);line-height:1.2;font-size:22px;font-weight:700;margin:48px 0px 24px">Do this now (so you’re not chasing back payments later)</h3><p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px;color:rgb(16,21,23);clear:both">So first of all, I wish I had a dollar for every time an artist told me they didn’t need to register with SX because they’d joined ASCAP. ASCAP/BMI/SESAC/GMR are for songs, not sound recordings. NOT THE SAME. NOT THE SAME. NOT THE SAME.</p><p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px;color:rgb(16,21,23);clear:both">Anyone can join SX by registering for free so they know who to pay for your recordings. You can upgrade your membership to include the international mandate. (Even if. you live in the SDNY--lawyer joke.)</p><ul style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0px 0px 24px 40px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px;color:rgb(16,21,23);box-sizing:border-box"><li style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.7;padding:0px;color:rgb(16,21,23);margin-left:8px">Confirm your SoundExchange status. Make sure you’re registered with SX as the correct party (featured performer, SRCO/label, etc.) and opted into international collections with the upgrade. If you use a manager or admin, verify they’ve executed the SX international mandate on your behalf or do it yourself.</li><li style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.7;padding:0px;color:rgb(16,21,23);margin-left:8px;margin-top:24px">Clean your metadata. Supply ISRCs, accurate track/album data, and—crucially—complete performer lineups/roles. Foreign CMOs often require more detail than the U.S. baseline for matching; SX explains what they need to push your catalog abroad effectively.</li><li style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.7;padding:0px;color:rgb(16,21,23);margin-left:8px;margin-top:24px">Get your identifiers in order. If you don’t have an IPN (International Performer Number), get one (SX can now <a href="https://musictechpolicy.wordpress.com/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=191f18cf250002f79e61c721b8ceda6440ae20e0ec51299a48292bb075585553&blog_id=15688400&post_id=34101&user_id=0&subs_id=380480140&signature=ecd8d763a53ecdc6946f6c82d2fee59d&email_name=new-post&user_email=alex@bmat.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc291bmRleGNoYW5nZS5jb20vbmV3cy9zb3VuZGV4Y2hhbmdlLWJlY29tZXMtZmlyc3Qtc2NhcHItbm9uLW1lbWJlci1vcmdhbml6YXRpb24tdG8tY3JlYXRlLWFuZC1pc3N1ZS1pbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsLXBlcmZvcm1lci1udW1iZXJzLWlwbi8&email_id=5a08c8fce35c8ad6006630d3fd58a314" style="color:rgb(56,88,233);text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">create and issue IPNs via an agreement with SCAPR</a>). Clean, consistent IDs make matching and payout much smoother.</li><li style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.7;padding:0px;color:rgb(16,21,23);margin-left:8px;margin-top:24px">Coordinate with your label or admin. If you’re the sound recording rightsholder (SRCO), ensure SX has the right to represent your catalog internationally. If you’re not the SRCO, confirm your label (or distributor) is aligned on neighboring-rights registrations so performer royalties and label royalties both flow.</li></ul><h3 style="color:rgb(45,51,56);line-height:1.2;font-size:22px;font-weight:700;margin:48px 0px 24px">Timeline and expectations</h3><ul style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0px 0px 24px 40px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px;color:rgb(16,21,23);box-sizing:border-box"><li style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.7;padding:0px;color:rgb(16,21,23);margin-left:8px">Effective date: Sweden’s new rules take effect July 1, 2025. Don’t wait until Q4 to organize; neighboring-rights often pay on delays and with look-back limits, so missing the setup window can mean missing money.</li><li style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.7;padding:0px;color:rgb(16,21,23);margin-left:8px;margin-top:24px">Understand that there will be a pipeline so just because royalties are accruing starting July 1 doesn’t mean you will see that money on your statements right away. </li><li style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.7;padding:0px;color:rgb(16,21,23);margin-left:8px;margin-top:24px">Scope: Think radio/TV, retail, venues, hospitality—non-interactive uses that trigger “equitable remuneration” for neighboring rights. 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