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 things
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 in