Royalties are billed according to the rules that are set out in the Royalty Distribution Rules (see downloadable documents). A general condition for the accounting of royalties is that the royalties are paid by the user and a list of music that was used is turned in.
Collected royalties are itemized on the billing statement according to which musical works were used from various users (concert organizers, radio broadcasters, TV broadcasters, music publishers, music CDs, internet service operators, etc.).
Billing of royalties is based on reports sent by users, which lists the music used, and royalties are calculated according to the royalty payment due for each concrete author.
In cases where we don't receive reports from a particular user, we calculate royalty payments based on what we think is appropriate use.
+Royalty payments
Royalties for the use of your works in the Czech Republic are paid out 4 times a year in the following months: March, June, September and December.
Royalties for the use of your works abroad are paid throughout the year, after receiving the documents and funds from the foreign copyright organizations.
+Royalty claims
WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO HELP YOU RESOLVE THIS SITUATION
WITHOUT HAVING TO RESORT TO A COMPLAINT PROCEEDING.
Send a request for inspection of the public use of your works with
the following information:
- Concert date
- Venue
- Contact information for organizers
SOUND CARRIER RELEASE NOTIFICATION / ROYALTY CLAIM
RADIO / TELEVISION BROADCASTING NOTIFICATION / ROYALTY CLAIM
COMMERCIAL SPOT NOTIFICATION / ROYALTY CLAIM
LIVE PERFORMANCE NOTIFICATION / ROYALTY CLAIM
If you do not receive the relevant OSA royalties for use of your songs, you are entitled to make a complaint under Article 8 of the OSA Distribution Procedure (PDF).
+You are claiming representation of authors, and remuneration in the CR
Send the completed complaint form
public performance (concert, festival, etc.) (Contacts)
Radio and Television (Contact)
edition on CD or DVD (Contacts)
Foreign companies deal with complaints within three years from
use of the work.
You can claim only the time frame from which the works were
used.
Unrepresented authors of OSA are not entitled to make international
claims.
+Unrepresented author royalty claims
Unrepresented authors have the right to register at OSA to obtain royalties for use of their works in the case where OSA is responsible for payment to unrepresented authors. The Civil Code allows arrears of up to three years.
This includes:
- Works used on broadcast radio or television (with the exception of audiovisual works used in - films, commercials, music videos)
- Compensation for the possibility of a work to be copied for personal use
- Use of audio media in public places (discos and sound systems)
- Radios and television sets in public places
For live concerts, unrepresented authors are not entitled to apply for retroactive royalty payments. OSA is not entitled to apply for international royalty payments for unrepresented authors.