Stations increased rates copyrights

Russian Authors' Society (RAO) and the National Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) agreed to increase payments to broadcasters with copyright holders to pre-crisis levels. As found "Y", prices start from the second half of the year and rise by 2015 to increase from the current 1.4 to 2% of sales to 3.2%. In December 2011, RW, WIPO and the Russian Academy of Radio (PAP, brings together the largest stations) have signed a protocol to define a new method for calculating the remuneration of the owner confirmed RAO CEO and board member of the United States Sergei Fedotov and Vice President PAP Yuri Kostin. Collection of fees for the public performance of musical works made public and cable broadcasting or Part 4 of the Civil Code. RAO has state approval for the implementation of such a charge in favor of the authors and WIPO - in favor of performers and phonogram producers. Simply put, if the station is on the air the song it. Usually not directly to the artists and performers Instead, it is usually quarterly lists a percentage of sales to accounts RW and WIPO, and they're charged with the rights holders. Percentage fixed in the contract, although in some other areas of collective management of copyright rate by the government (such as collection from manufacturers and importers of audio, video and data storage) determined. At the rates agreed between RAO, WIPO and the PAP to work all the major networks, emphasizes Mr. Kostin. In 2009-2011, the station acted Preferential Payments in connection with the crisis in the advertising market trends, such as Sergey Fedotov. In particular, the rate of royalties of 1.1% to 2%, and the related rights was - from 0.1% to 1.4% depending on the amount of music channels (the maximum speed for the station where the music no less than 90% ether), whereas before the crisis were the maximum rates at 3% and 2% fixed. According to the report waste in 2010 attributable to the payment station for almost a quarter of all copyright fees - 24.44%. In this case, the payment of radio stations in 2010 decreased by 10.04% to 658.242 million rubles and total cost RW -. 3% to 2.694 billion rubles. In the next years the market for radio advertising will continue to grow, and therefore should increase the sales and ownership, according to the Waste and WIPO. Thus, according to the Association of Communication Agencies of Russia, during the first three quarters of 2011, the radio advertising market was 7.8 to 8 billion rubles. VAT that. To 15% over the same period of 2010 This corresponds to the first three quarters of 2008. Agency ZenithOptimedia predicts that by the end of 2011 will be on the radio advertising market, 11.5 billion rubles., And in 2012 to grow by 7% to 12.3 billion rubles. As the minutes, the percentage allocations will gradually increase in the second half of 2012, in which to collect waste from 1.21 to 2.2% of sales stations and WIPO plans - from 0.11 to 1.6%. Finally, the rate of royalties to 1.65 to 3% in 2015 (to be valid until the end of 2016) and payments to performers and phonogram producers rise - around 0.13 to 2% automatically to 2014 (for the 2015-th extended). This is a compromise value - the first organization for collective administration of rights offered further rate hikes, says Yuri Kostin. Protocol for the industry - a guarantee that the new growth in the coming years not happen, he said. In this case, by 2012, and expand the basic pay of the sender a fee. So far, payments have been calculated only with radio advertising revenue - despite the fact that according Rospechat, advertising in 2010, a Russian radio station took only 71% of sales and 10.3 billion rubles. (- Grants, revenue from the mobile operators, SMS-related inquiries and surveys, etc. The rest). Well, the list of the sponsorship arrangement, income retain air lotteries and raffles, proceeds from SMS services, as well as budget and revenue from non-profit organizations, used to transfer music. Innovation is the state radio station that affect today in a privileged position because they do not pay license fees to revenue from the state budget, suggests CEO of a Radio Moscow.