Grocott's Mail
    Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Friday, July 18
    Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Grocott's Mail
    • NEWS
      • Courts & Crime
      • Features
      • Politics
      • People
      • Health & Well-being
    • SPORT
      • News
      • Results
      • Sports Diary
      • Club Contacts
      • Columns
      • Sport Galleries
      • Sport Videos
    • OPINION
      • Election Connection
      • Makana Voices
      • Deur ‘n Gekleurde Bril
      • Newtown… Old Eyes
      • Incisive View
      • Your Say
    • CUE
      • Cue Archives
    • ARTSLIFE
      • Makana Sharp!
      • Visual Art
      • Literature
      • Food
      • Festivals
      • Community Arts
      • Going Places
    • OUR TOWN
      • What’s on
      • Spiritual
      • Emergency & Well-being
      • Covid-19
      • Safety
      • Civic
      • Municipality
      • Weather
      • Properties
        • Grahamstown Properties
      • Your Town, Our Town
    • OUTSIDE
      • Enviro News
      • Gardening
      • Farming
      • Science
      • Conservation
      • Motoring
      • Pets/Animals
    • ECONOMIX
      • Business News
      • Entrepreneurship
      • Personal Finance
    • EDUCATION
      • Education NEWS
      • Education OUR TOWN
      • Education INFO
    • EDITORIAL
    Grocott's Mail
    You are at:Home»ARTS & LIFE»SAMRO to collect royalties from Facebook, Netflix, and TikTok
    ARTS & LIFE

    SAMRO to collect royalties from Facebook, Netflix, and TikTok

    Staff ReporterBy Staff ReporterMay 10, 2021No Comments2 Mins Read
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email

    The Southern Africa Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) says it has begun collecting royalties on behalf of its members from TikTok, Facebook and Netflix, after concluding licensing agreements with the popular digital platforms.

    “SAMRO is pleased to announce that we have entered into licensing agreements with short form video content social media platform TikTok, global social media powerhouse Facebook as well as the video streaming subscription platform Netflix that will benefit members,” said SAMRO Chairperson, Nicholas Maweni.

    “Thanks to the conclusion of these binding agreements, SAMRO will be able to collect royalties on behalf of members, for all copyright-protected content that features on these platforms, with immediate effect.”
    Maweni said before these ground-breaking deals, platforms such as Facebook prohibited the use of copyright-protected content on their networks.

    “This deal is going to enrich these platforms through the use of high-quality content produced by our members, while at the same time broadening the scope and usage of member content,” said Maweni.
    He said this would result in enhanced revenue for SAMRO members.

    “It is absolutely essential that as SAMRO we license all music users and ensure that we deliver maximum value to our members,” said Maweni. “The technological evolution we are experiencing is a welcome development as it creates new avenues through which the public can experience creative works while at the same opening up new opportunities for our members.”

    He said SAMRO‘s deals with TikTok, Netflix, and Facebook follow an already existing arrangement with the search engine Google.

    Previous ArticleNew Covid-19 variants detected in SA
    Next Article Karyns and name-shaming
    Staff Reporter
    • Website

    Comments are closed.

    Code of Ethics and Conduct
    GROCOTT’S SUBSCRIPTION
    RMR
    Listen to RMR


    Humans of Makhanda

    Humans of Makhanda

    Weather    |     About     |     Advertise     |     Subscribe     |     Contact     |     Support Grocott’s Mail

    © 2025 Maintained by School of Journalism & Media Studies.

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.