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ACUM Fees for Recording Rights

  1. Royalties for an album that is a sound recording only (audio works) – such as vinyl records, CDs and audio cassettes: 9.009% of the product’s store price without VAT, but no less than the minimal payment, with the addition of VAT.
  2. Royalties for an album that is a sound and image recording (audiovisual works) – such as CDs, DVD, VCD and video cassettes: 5.8% of the product’s store price without VAT, but no less than the minimal payment, with the addition of VAT.
  3. Royalties for a musical album that is a sound and image recording – such as   DVDs of live music performances, karaoke, concerts and / or music clips: 9.009% of the product’s store price without VAT, but no less than the minimal payment, with the addition of VAT.
  4. Royalties for CD-ROM that combines works from the Acum repertoire with images – 11.6% of the minimal payment. This fee includes the copying rights and synchronization rights to combine the works with images.

Minimal fees:

Audio CD-ROM up to 80 minutes – 1.48 NIS + VAT

DVD / Video – 1.20 NIS + VAT

Single on CD-Rom, up to 20 minutes – 0.59 NIS + VAT

General comments:

  1. The rate of royalties for 100% of protected works will be no less than the minimal fee.
  2. An album intended for free distribution, without commercial intent, will be debited the minimal fee.
  3. The rate of royalties will be calculated relative to the works protected by ACUM.
  4. If the number of works in a product is greater than the value defined following, the rate of payment will increase in relative proportion.
    1. Audio CD-ROM – more than 20 works or 40 segments or more than 80 minutes.
    2. Single on CD-ROM – more than 5 works, maximum 23 minutes.
  5. All payments to ACUM will be with the addition of VAT as required by law.

* The fee is at AUMS’s discretion and sole responsible.