Neighbouring Rights is the term used for royalty earned from the public performance of a sound recording.
Neighbouring Rights is the term used for royalty earned from the public performance of a sound recording. Unlike publishing, the royalties are due to the master rights holder of the recording and to the performers who make an audible contribution to the given phonogram. This means that the writers of the composition are only due remuneration if they either;-Own the Master
-Made an audible contribution to the sound recording which is in the final cut
The royalties are collected via licenses and agreements with broadcast organisations, shops, and venues which are then distributed to master rights owners and performers by CMO’s (Collection Management Organisations) worldwide.
You can read more about what Neighbouring Rights are on week 3 of our blog series ‘The Life Cycle of a Music Publishing Copyright’, written by Sentric’s own Simon Pursehouse.