December 07, (THEWILL) — The Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria Lt/Gte (MCSN) is set to disrupt the collective management scene positively with its plan to phase out general distribution of royalties to members, starting from next year.
Director-General of MCSN, Mr. Mayo Ayilaran, said, “Over the years, due to lack of necessary technology and programme or broadcast logs from users of music, distribution of royalties have generally been based on the best of judgment and perception of the management but with the acquisition of the required technology for gathering, keeping and analysing data of used musical works and sound recordings, general distribution will have to give way to a technologically powered scheme that will be equitable, transparent and beyond dispute”.
He said this in a communication to the members of the Society, stating that the general distribution system in which most members received same amount of money during distribution exercises will give way to a specific system next year.
Only members of the society whose musical works are paid for will get paid Royalties as against the old system where some whose works hardly get played on radio or used in a year by right users were paid.
Ayilaran urged members to make it a top priority to notify and register their works on its appropriate platforms by logging into its website or reaching out to the Membership department.
MCSN also informed the members that it is working towards moving away from what is popularly known as “general distribution” to work and use based “specific distribution” informed by logs and reports from licensees.
Meanwhile at the 30th anniversary celebration of the Artistes Managers Association of Nigeria (AMAN) held at Eko Hotels on Wednesday 26th November, MCSN was recognised for its contributions to the development of the music industry. The award was received on behalf of the Society by a member of its Board of Directors Dr. Victor Okhai.
