OLD MONIES FOR SOUND RECORDING ROYALTIES

Posted on May 12, 2010

PPL extends deadline for claims to 26 July

Have you contributed to a sound recording that received radio airplay between 1996 and 2003? 

If so, you need to submit a claim to PPL before 26th July for radio royalties collected for your sound recording during this period of time.  

PPL has informed us that the deadline for submitting claims for sound recordings used between 1996 and 2003 has been extended until 26th July.  After 26th July you will only be able to claim for the use of sound recordings in the previous six years.     

Here is PPL’s full notification to performers who could benefit from submitting a claim for these old monies: 

PPL had previously communicated that after 26th April 2010, any accepted claims will only receive distributions for sound recording usage within the applicable six year statutory limitation period. 

Although we have received a high volume of claims to date, following a number of requests from various members, we have decided to extend the claims deadline to allow some extra time for members to make claims relating to sound recording usage between 1996 and 2003.  We are therefore extending the deadline from 26th April to 26th July 2010.  This means that up until 26th July 2010, we will continue to accept claims under the existing discretionary policy for income relating to use of a track between 1996 and 2003. 

After 26th July 2010 any accepted claims will only receive distributions for sound recording usage within the applicable six year statutory limitation period. 

We hope that this extension of time will be of benefit to our members.

If you have any questions about this please contact PPL performer services on 0207 534 1234

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