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According to the ORDA Decision no. 154/2012, the U.P.F.R is named the collector of the remuneration due to the producers of phonograms for the broadcasting by the television bodies of the phonograms.

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In order to use the music in accordance with the law, you must obtain licenses from the collecting societies which manage the rights of composers as well as performers and phonograms and videograms producers, in accordance with Law 8/1996 and with the regulations of ORDA.

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According to the ORDA Decision no. 154/2012, the U.P.F.R is named the collector of the remuneration due to the producers of phonograms for the broadcasting by the television bodies of the phonograms.

For the direct or indirect use of registered music for TV broadcasting, the TV stations have the legal obligation to pay remuneration to the Union of Phonogram Producers in Romania, respectively to request and to obtain the non-exclusive license to broadcast phonograms/ videograms published with a commercial scope or their reproductions.

The users are bound to request the license before starting to broadcast.

The UPFR license is valid for 1 year with the possibility of automatic extension, under the conditions:

  •  – in which neither party sends a Termination Notice;
  •  – the payment of the remuneration provided by the Methodology in force.


Attention!!!

1. Art. 6 of the Methodology indicated above no longer applies, the remuneration being exclusively percentage in relation to the provisions of art. III paragraph 4 of Law no. 69/2022 for the amendment and completion of Law no. 8/1996 and of art. 164 para. 2 of Law no. 8/1996 Rep. regarding copyright and related rights.

2. From April 4, 2022, the previous penalty from the Methodologies below no longer applies, but a penalty equal to the legal interest. The level of the delay penalty provided by the methodologies was modified by art. 165 para. 91 of Law no. 8/1996 on copyright and related rights, amended by Law no. 69/2022, in force from 04.04.2022.

Also, the UPFR mentions that all authorizations in force after April 4, 2022 will have the articles regarding the minimums repealed, the remuneration being exclusively percentage in relation to the provisions of art. III paragraph 4 of Law no. 69/2022 for the amendment and completion of Law no. 8/1996 and of art. 164 para. 2 of Law no. 8/1996 Rep. regarding copyright and related rights.

Attention:

For online broadcasting services (through computer networks or the Internet) you must obtain another license: Non-exclusive license for the making available phonograms through the Internet, from the Internet license category (click here).

Documents

  •  – TV License (view)
  •  – TV Appendix (view)

General legal system

Law No. 8/ 1996 (Copyright Law and Copyright Related Rights), amended and suplemented by Law No. 69/2022

ORDA Decision No. 133/2012
(valid fom july 2012)

ORDA Decision No. 104/2005
(valid untill july 2012)

Useful information

Methodology regarding the remuneration owed to music interpreters or performers and music producers for broadcasting the music published with a commercial scope or its reproduction by the radio broadcasting bodies or televisions, through a mandatory collecting society –  ORDA decision no.133/2012, published in the Official Gazette no. 520/26.07.2012, as amended by C.A.B Decision no.83/2013.

ATTENTION!!!

1. Art. 6 of the Methodology indicated above no longer applies, the remuneration being exclusively percentage in relation to the provisions of art. III paragraph 4 of Law no. 69/2022 for the amendment and completion of Law no. 8/1996 and of art. 164 para. 2 of Law no. 8/1996 Rep. regarding copyright and related rights.

2. From April 4, 2022, the previous penalty from the Methodologies below no longer applies, but a penalty equal to the legal interest. The level of the delay penalty provided by the methodologies was modified by art. 165 para. 91 of Law no. 8/1996 on copyright and related rights, amended by Law no. 69/2022, in force from 04.04.2022.

TV methodology valid until July 2012

Methodology on the remuneration of performers and producers of phonograms for the broadcasting of phonograms published for commercial purposes or reproductions thereof by broadcasters and by television under compulsory collective management – ORDA Decision no. 104/2005, published in the Official Gazette no. 386 / 06.05.2005 modified by C.A.B Decision No. 115A/02.05.2007.

1. Fill out the Request for license (download the Form).

2. Send the signed and stamped request , a copy of the documents listed in the Request (proof of the user s legal personality – Unique Registration Code; Radiobroadcast License issued by the National Audiovisual Council – CNA; the decision for audiovisual authorization from CNA; extract from the statute of the user that evinces the activity class; Radiobroadcast License issued by ANCOM – National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority) to UPFR, Radio-TV Department, 6E Dimitrie Pompeiu Blvd, Pipera Business Tower, 11th Floor, Bucharest.

3. You will receive two originals of the License signed and stamped by UPFR, after the receiving of documents the users will send back to UPFR a signed and stamped copy;

4. Send the reports on a periodical basis, respectively pay the remuneration at the terms established in the methodology and the license terms.

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The user’s legal obligation
:

– Request the non-exclusive license for broadcasting music published with a commercial scope and its reproductions before commencing the broadcast.

– Submit the playlist (download the excel form) on a monthly basis, together with an official letter that certifies its validity, within the 25th of the consecutive month.

Submit the playlist HERE.

– Submit monthly the calculation basis (total gross income).

– Submit monthly  the share of total airtime music.

The amount of the remuneration for the television station is determined according to the Methodology in force, published by ORDA Decision no. 133/2012, published in the Official Gazette no. 520/26.07.2012, as amended by Decision C.A.B no.83 / 2013.

The remuneration due to the phonogram producers is calculated by applying a weighted 1% to the total gross monthly income from the broadcasting activity (advertising and barter). In the absence of revenue, the percentage of 1% will apply to all the expenses incurred by the use.

Remuneration is paid quarterly, until the 26th of the first month following the quarter for which it is due, based on the tax invoices issued by UPFR according to the information submitted by you. For late payment, penalties equivalent to the reference interest of the National Bank of Romania, related to the unpaid amounts, calculated per day of delay, are applied.

The following documents must be sent to UPFR monthly, until the 25th of the quarters following month:

The playlist – the complete list in electronic format (excel, table) of the broadcasted phonograms, accompanied by an official address to certify the playlists validity – download the form.

The calculation basis (the total gross monthly income).

The music usage average in proportion with the total air time.

Each semester, UPFR shall request the Analytical balance and the Account balance in order to check the data of the remuneration calculation, according to the law and methodology.

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AMPRENTARE REPERTORIU

Ce este BMAT Vericast?

BMAT este companie de renume specializată în servicii de monitorizare a muzicii difuzate de posturile radio și TV (și nu numai, inclusiv alte servicii unde muzica este utilizată în domeniul ambiental), acoperind atât cataloage naționale, cât și internaționale.

Conform deciziei AGA nr. 9114/23.06 2021, incepand cu 01.07.2021, UPFR utilizeaza rapoartele de monitorizare BMAT in distributia remuneratiilor colectate. In acest caz este important ca repertoriul dumneavoastra sa fie amprentat in baza de date BMAT.

Pe de o parte, procesul de amprentare este unul gratuit ce presupune un efort minim din partea dumneavoastra, pe de alta parte de el depinde gradul de identificare al repertoriului dumneavoastra cat si banii distribuiti de UPFR, in perioada urmatoare, in baza acestui repertoriu.

Rapoartele de monitorizare pentru aceste canale vor fi incarcate in sistemul de distributie, iar datele din aceste rapoarte vor fi comparate cu baza de date Repertoriu din gestiunea UPFR.

Astfel, pentru a avea o identificare cat mai buna a fonogramelor, va rugam sa amprentati  in baza de date BMAT fonogramele ale caror drepturi le detineti.

Pentru realizarea procesului de amprentare, BMAT ofera mai multe solutii, diferentiate in functie de categoriile si numarul de fonograme, solutii enumerate mai jos:

  • - Amprentare prin Vericast Upload (gratuit, pentru toti producatorii)
  • - Amprentare prin FTP (doar pentru producatorii care detin un abonament Vericast)*

*Amprentarea prin FTP este recomandata pentru producatorii care detin cataloage mari si se poate efectua si prin intermediul UPFR (gratuit) sub conditia ca fiecare producator sa puna la dispozitia UPFR fisierele audio si fisierul excel completat cu metadatele corespunzatoare.

Vezi beneficiile utilizarii serviciilor platite Vericast BMAT (click aici).

Amprentarea se realizeaza in conturi distincte, in functie de tipul fonogramei amprentate (fonograma de comert sau fonograma publicata in scop comercial/librarie muzicala).

Daca detineti ambele tipuri de conturi, autentificati-va cu contul specific, in functie de tipul fonogramelor pe care doriti sa le amprentati.

In cazul in care nu mai cunoasteti datele de conectare va rugam sa ne contactati prin email.

Proceduri de amprentare prin Vericast Upload:

Pentru nelamuriri legate de procesul de amprentare va rugam sa ne contactati prin email la adresa mihai.lungu@upfr.ro sau telefonic la numarul 0731.000.432.

UPFR monitorizeaza principalele posturi Radio si TV din Romania. Lista posturilor monitorizate de UPFR poate fi consultata AICI!

Daca nu ai un cont de amprentare creat, te rugam sa soliciti crearea unui cont prin completarea formularului de mai jos:

Program de lucru

In perioada 01.06.2023 – 05.06.2023, activitatea UPFR se va desfasura dupa urmatorul program:

  • – Joi, 1 iunie, inchis
  • – Vineri, 2 iunie, doar online
  • – Luni, 5 iunie, inchis

 

Incepand de Marti, 6 iunie se revine la programul normal.

Va multumim!