Nordisk Copyright Bureau
Encyclopedia
Nordisk Copyright Bureau (n©b) is a copyright collecting society which maintains Nordic
and Baltic
composers', writers' and producers' copyright
s.
NCB is based in Copenhagen
, Denmark
, and is owned by the collecting societies in the Nordic countries; KODA
, STEF
, STIM
, Teosto
and TONO
.
Nordic countries
The Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and their associated territories, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland...
and Baltic
Baltic states
The term Baltic states refers to the Baltic territories which gained independence from the Russian Empire in the wake of World War I: primarily the contiguous trio of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania ; Finland also fell within the scope of the term after initially gaining independence in the 1920s.The...
composers', writers' and producers' copyright
Copyright
Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...
s.
NCB is based in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, and is owned by the collecting societies in the Nordic countries; KODA
KODA (Denmark)
KODA alias KODA is the collecting society for songwriters, composers and music publishers of Denmark.Its role is to act as an agent for its members in order to collect license fees whenever their musical works are performed in public, broadcast or transmitted, and to pay out performing...
, STEF
Stef
Stef may refer to:*Stef Bos, Dutch singer*Stefan Edwards, Hip Hop Artist*Stephen Carpenter, American guitarist for Deftones*Stef Wertheimer, Israeli entrepreneur and industrialist*Stef Penney, Scottish novelist and short-film director...
, STIM
STIM
STIM, Svenska Tonsättares Internationella Musikbyrå, is the collecting society for songwriters, composers and music publishers of Sweden. Its role is to act as an agent for its members in order to collect license fees whenever their musical works are performed in public, broadcast or transmitted,...
, Teosto
Teosto
Teosto is the performance rights organization that collects royalties on behalf of songwriters and composers in Finland. Teosto is a member of CISAC.- See also :*Copyright collecting agency*List of CISAC members*Performance rights organization...
and TONO
TONO
TONO is a Norwegian corporation that administers copyrights for music in Norway.It is owned and governed by its members; composers, music publishers and text-writers...
.
External links
- Nordisk Copyright Bureau website (in English)