Guides
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General
Performer Claims are an important service that helps performers ensure they receive accurate payments when the recordings they created have been used. This guide covers why you should claim, how to make a claim, and what happens if you are asked to submit evidence.
How to complete the ‘free-text’ fields for registering repertoire data with PPL, specifically: Recording Data, Release Data, Saving Defaults and Bulk file names.
A document explaining the data that PPL expects to be provided by rightsholder members. It contains a full list of all the repertoire information that can be supplied to PPL, including a definition for each data attribute, an example and an indication of whether that attribute is a mandatory requirement for a UK distribution. VPL requirements are also covered by the PPL Repertoire Data Policy.
A step by step guide on how to upload your repertoire in bulk to PPL’s Register Repertoire system.
In myPPL, Managing Repertoire is a separate area within the Register Repertoire section that gives you a single point of access to perform a variety of actions against your recordings, releases and defaults.
This will be beneficial if you are seeking to register one recording at a time. The process applies to the registration of both a sound and a video recording (you will be able to select this type within the recording journey).
A guide to uploading your repertoire in bulk to PPL’s Register Repertoire system. This is the quickest way for you to submit multiple recordings to Register Repertoire.
Registering a release is important as it can help to maximise your revenue with PPL. For example, some broadcasters might provide PPL with release information (e.g. catalogue numbers) when reporting airplay.
How to register and manage your recordings and releases with PPL. Once registered, your releases and recordings will be included in the PPL repertoire database.
Distribution rules
The PPL UK Distribution Rules are organised into 16 rules and 5 schedules. Rules 1 to 5 and rule 16 provide important information to help understand and interpret other rules or set out criteria used to determine whether a sound recording or a performance qualifies to receive allocations. Rules 6 to 15 set out the process that PPL follows to allocate or pay out revenues.
Alongside Rule 3, of the UK Distribution Rules, Schedule 1 provides further information on the criteria that PPL applies to sound recording qualification.
Sets out the criteria to determine whether a person’s contribution amounts to them being a Performer in relation to a particular track.
Sets out the criteria to determine whether a Performer on a sound recording (as determined by reference to Schedule Two) qualifies for equitable remuneration.
Sets out how the relevant revenues from UK licensing are allocated to the accounts of a particular record company or particular record companies.
Sets out how the relevant revenues from UK licensing are allocated to the accounts of a particular performer or particular performers. This includes details of the proportion allocated to featured and non-featured performers.
The rules applicable to the distribution of monies collected by PPL from collective management organisations (CMOs) in respect of the exploitation of PPL members’ rights outside of the United Kingdom.
The VPL UK Distribution Rules are organised into 12 rules and 2 schedules. Rules 1 to 4 and rule 12 provide important information to help understand and interpret other rules or set out criteria used to determine whether a music video qualifies to receive allocations. Rules 5 to 11 set out the process that VPL follows to allocate or pay out revenues.
VPL’s policy regarding the qualification of a Music Video for allocations and payments.
VPL’s policy regarding how monies allocated to a Music Video in respect of the exercise of the UK Rights in that Music Video shall be allocated amongst the Members who are entitled to remuneration in respect of that Music Video.
A guide to the PPL, VPL, and International Distribution Rules.
Royalties - Performers
Members may wish to submit a dispute to one of the more formal Alternative Dispute Resolution procedures that PPL offers. These processes aim to provide members with flexible, cost-effective, confidential and expeditious processes for resolving disputes. These procedures include adjudication, mediation and arbitration.