Performance Rights Organisations (PROs)
Public performance rights are the rights needed to play music in public. You have two types of performance rights: the rights for the composition (the composers, songwriters and publishers) and the rights for the sound recording (the artists, performers and record labels). The performance rights for the sound recordings are often referred to as neighboring rights.
Almost every country in the world has their own Performance Rights Organization (PRO) to administer licenses for public performance of music. For your convenience, I have compiled a list of the different PROs worldwide below with clickable links.*
*This information is provided as a service to help you find your local PRO. Peder B. Helland is not affiliated with any of the organizations listed below and cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information provided. Please contact the organizations directly for more information, or do your own research to find the correct organization for your country and use case.
| Country | PRO |
|---|---|
| Algeria | |
| Argentina | |
| Australia | |
| Austria | |
| Bahrain | |
| Belgium | |
| Brazil | |
| Bulgaria | |
| Canada | |
| Chile | |
| China | |
| Colombia | |
| Croatia | |
| Cyprus | |
| Czech Republic | |
| Denmark | |
| Egypt | |
| Estonia | |
| Finland | |
| France | |
| Georgia | |
| Germany | |
| Greece | |
| Hong Kong | |
| Hungary | |
| Iceland | |
| India | |
| Ireland | |
| Israel | |
| Italy | |
| Japan | |
| Kazakhstan | |
| Latvia | |
| Lithuania | |
| Luxembourg | |
| Malaysia | |
| Mexico | |
| Nepal | |
| Netherlands | |
| New Zealand | |
| Norway | |
| Pakistan | |
| Panama | |
| Peru | |
| Philippines | |
| Poland | |
| Portugal | |
| Romania | |
| Russia | |
| Singapore | |
| Slovakia | |
| Slovenia | |
| South Africa | |
| South Korea | |
| Spain | |
| Sweden | |
| Switzerland | |
| Thailand | |
| Turkey | |
| Ukraine | |
| United Kingdom | |
| United States | |
| Uruguay | |
| Venezuela | |
| Vietnam |