We've spent the last four posts building a case for paying close attention to your neighbouring rights (NR): why the money matters, how big the pool of unclaimed royalties really is, who should be collecting on your behalf, and what actually determines the size of your payment. There&
What actually determines how much you get paid? We've talked about why neighbouring rights (NR) matters, how big the market really is and how to choose the right partner to collect it for you. But there's one question that comes up in almost every conversation we
Now we’ve established that neighbouring rights (NR) is something all artists and labels or rights owners need to have a handle on, this blog will give you an idea of what to consider when deciding how and who manages this income stream for you. Even if you already have
Music industry insights from independent neighbouring rights consultants
Something that we, as consultants, realise when speaking with creators is that there isn’t a lot of understanding about the size of the Neighbouring Rights (NR) market outside of one’s local territory. We speak to creators who assume there’s no money to collect in certain territories, or
Welcome to the first “proper” blog entry from SoundAct. We’ve already re-posted Henry’s excellent piece for the WIN Annual Report 2025, but this is the first entry into a blog which will attempt to provide some unbiased insights into the Neighbouring Rights market and tackle misconceptions and
Henry Thomas for the WIN Annual Report 22/08/2025 Performance rights gets a lot of attention and generates a lot of activity these days. We hear that there are pots of money sitting uncollected out there, that the system is fragmented and lacking global standards or, worse, non-existent
