Online royalties
PRS for Music and ICE (International Copyright Enterprise) collect licence fees through their respective licensing agreements with digital service providers that provide streaming, downloading and ringtone services. This income is then shared among the members whose music has been used.
PRS for Music and ICE have licensing agreements with a range of digital service providers, such as Netflix, YouTube, Spotify, Deezer, GooglePlay, Apple Music, Soundcloud, Tidal, iTunes and Amazon.
How we calculate
Digital use of music generates performance royalties and mechanical royalties. Therefore, they are distributed by both PRS and MCPS, as detailed in the table below.
Percentage share for online and digital
Online or mobile service |
MCPS |
PRS |
|---|---|---|
Permanent downloads |
75% |
25% |
On-demand streaming |
50% |
50% |
Webcasting or interactive webcasting |
25% |
75% |
Ringtones |
66.67% |
33.33% |
Licensing and administering your rights
The licensing and administering of your rights for Facebook, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify and YouTube could differ.
