The SABC has hit back at claims by the South African Music Performance Rights Association (Sampra) and some music artists that it is refusing to pay Needletime Rights royalties, reportedly amounting to more than R250m over more than five years.
The SABC has hit back at claims by the South African Music Performance Rights Association and some music artists that it is refusing to paySampra said in a statement this week that it would head to court to“Failure by the SABC to do so will lead to an interdict prohibiting it from playing tracks from the association’s repertoire — 99% of all tracks in SA,”The SABC responded, saying it had noted the “scathing allegations” levelled against it and sought to “clarify the gross misinformation being...
“The SABC has set aside an amount due for payment of needletime royalties and has always been ready to pay the amount to the relevant collecting societies. Both Impra and Sampra are aware of this. However, the SABC has not paid needletime royalties to either collecting society, as the two collecting societies have not agreed on the percentage split of the determined amount.”
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