Copright
If you want to perform or copy music that is under copright you need permission. You can contact the composer or performer himself/herself: for most music on Classic Cat that is the recommended way. You can also Below you contact the official copyright organisations in your country.
Below you will find an international overview of such organisations. If you can't find your country or the appropriate organisation you can search the database of the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC)
and the International Office for Mechanical Reproduction Rights (BIEM)
International Performing & Mechanical Rights Organizations
| Country |
Performing Rights |
Mechanical Rights |
|---|
| Algeria |
ONDA |
| Argentina |
SADAIC |
| Australia |
APRA/AMCOS |
| Austria |
AKM |
AUSTRO-MECHANA
LITERAR-MECHANA |
| Belgium |
SABAM |
| Benin |
BUBEDRA |
| Brazil |
AMAR
SADEMBRA
SBACEM
SBAT
SICAM
UBC |
ADDAF
AMAR
SBACEM
SBAT
SICAM |
| Bulgaria |
MUSICAUTOR |
| Burkina Faso |
BBDA |
| Cameroon |
SOCINADA |
| Canada |
SOCAN |
CMRRA
SODRAC |
| Central Africa |
BUCADA |
| Chile |
SCD |
| China |
MCSC |
| Congo |
BCDA |
| Costa Rica |
ACAM |
| Croatia |
HDS |
| Cuba |
ACDAM |
| Czech Republic |
OSA |
| Denmark |
KODA |
NCB |
| Ecuador |
SAYCE |
| Egypt |
SACERAU |
| Estonia |
EAU |
| Finland |
TEOSTO |
| France |
SACEM |
SDRM |
| French Polynesia |
SPACEM |
| Germany |
GEMA
VG WORT |
| Ghana |
COSGA |
| Greece |
AEPI |
| Guinea |
BGDA |
| Hong Kong |
CASH |
| Hungary |
ARTISJUS |
| Iceland |
STEF |
| India |
IPRS |
| Indonesia |
KCI |
| Ireland |
IMRO |
| Israel |
ACUM |
| Italy |
SIAE |
| Ivory Coast |
BURIDA |
| Japan |
JASRAC |
| Latvia |
AKKA-LA |
| Lithuania |
LATGA-A |
| Macedonia |
ZAMP |
| Madagascar |
OMDA |
| Malaysia |
MACP |
| Malawi |
COSOMA |
| Mali |
BUMDA |
| Mauritius |
MASA |
| Mexico |
SACM |
| Morocco |
BMDA |
| Namibia |
NASCAM |
| Netherlands |
BUMA/STEMRA |
| New Zealand |
APRA/AMCOS |
| Nigeria |
MCSN |
| Norway |
TONO |
| Panama |
SPAC |
| Paraguay |
APA |
| Peru |
APDAYC |
| Philippines |
FILSCAP |
| Poland |
ZAIKS |
| Portugal |
SPA |
| Romania |
UCMR |
| Russia |
RAO |
| Senegal |
BSDA |
| Serbia |
SOKOJ |
| Singapore |
COMPASS |
| Slovakia |
SOZA |
| Slovenia |
SAZAS |
| South Africa |
SAMRO |
SARRAL |
| South Korea |
KOMCA |
| Spain |
SGAE |
| Sri Lanka |
SLPRS |
| Sweden |
STIM |
| Switzerland |
SUISA |
| Taiwan |
CHA |
MUST |
| Thailand |
MCT |
| Togo |
BUTODRA |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
COTT |
| Tunisia |
SODACT |
| Turkey |
MESAM |
| Ukraine |
UACRR |
| United Kingdom |
MCPS-PRS |
| United States |
AMRA
APRS
ASCAP
BMI
SESAC |
HARRY FOX AGENCY |
| Uruguay |
AGADU |
| Venezuela |
SACVEN |
| Zaire |
SONECA |
| Zimbabwe |
ZIMRA |
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