💸 Neighboring Rights Royalties and US Legislation
Update: 2025-09-23
Description
The source, an excerpt from a YouTube video transcript, explains that **neighboring rights royalties** are public performance royalties owed to artists and **master rights owners** when a **sound recording** is broadcast or publicly played. The video highlights that the **United States** does not pay these royalties for domestic performances, stemming from its failure to attend and sign the **Rome Convention** in 1961, which in turn causes other countries to often withhold payment from US artists. However, the source notes that **SoundExchange** does collect non-interactive digital streaming royalties and can collect some international neighboring rights through reciprocal agreements, and services like **Royalty Claim** can help artists recoup unclaimed international funds. Finally, the speaker encourages artists to support legislation, such as the proposed **AM/FM Act**, aimed at securing these royalties for US terrestrial radio play.
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