GMM Music Publishing Limited was established by GMM Grammy Public Company Limited for the purpose of collecting royalties for the use of the musical works and sound recordings owned by (i) GMM Grammy Public Company Limited’s affiliated music production companies; and (ii) other members, i.e. other Thai music production companies.
The rates of (i) GMM Music Publishing Limited provided on the DIP website and/or the companies' websites already include 7% VAT.
Notes:
Information for GMM Music Publishing International Company Limited was contributed by the CMO through Baker & McKenzie
Right held by virtue of a law or statute?The collecting societies in Thailand are not administered by the virtue of law or statute.
Possible by law to have these rights cleared directly by the right-holder without involving the collecting society?The answer for each type of rights to be cleared by the right-holder depends entirely on the agreement between the company and the right-holder. The Thai Copyright Collection Company Limited is reluctant to reveal this information (this applies to all collecting societies indicated herein).
+ Television Broadcasting
The right to communicate to the public musical works and sound recordings
The rate is fixed and varies depending on the number of subscribers per channel per month
N/A
[3] Thai copyright law does not distinguish the right to perform from the right to communicate to the public. These rights are collectively referred to under the Thai Copyright Act as “the right to communicate to the public". As such, the rights granted shall not be strictly regarded in the same sense as to those of other countries. The name/type of all licenses indicated herein, i.e. the right to perform/communicate to the public, are based on the terms used by each company (this applies to all collecting societies indicated herein).
+ Radio Broadcasting
7.5% percent of gross income per year
+ Copying / Recording Content (Mechanical)
The right to reproduce sound recordings, i.e. hard disk karaoke, hard disk audio and hard disk midi file karaoke
The rate is fixed per specified period, e.g. three months, six months
+ Playing Content to the Public or Offering Content to the Public for Rent
The rate is fixed and varies from types and size of business
+ Staging Live Events
The right to perform musical works and sound recordings
The rate is fixed and varies depending on the length (day) of event
+ Physical Product
The right to use VCD karaoke for commercial purposes
The rate is fixed per VCD
+ Others
The right to publish copyrighted works in printed materials
The rate is fixed per cover per publication
