MSIC 592—Sound recording and music publishing activities

Where 592 sits

1. J Publishing, Broadcasting, and Content Production And Distribution Activities
2. 59 Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities
3. 592 Sound recording and music publishing activities

Contains 1 narrower code

• 5920 Sound recording and music publishing activities

What 592 includes

• This group includes the activities of production of original (sound) master recordings, sound recording service activities including the production of recorded (i.e. non-live) radio programming, audio podcasts, audio for film, television, books, etc and the conversion of sound recordings to audio streaming formats.
• This group also includes the activities of music publishing, i.e. activities of acquiring and registering copyrights for musical compositions, promoting, authorizing and using these compositions in recordings, radio, television, motion pictures, live performances, print and other media. In addition, it encompasses the joint publishing and distributing sound recordings via streaming and downloads.
• Units engaged in these activities may own the copyright or act as administrator of the music copyrights on behalf of the copyright owners. Units that release, promote and distribute sound recordings to wholesalers, retailers or directly to the public may produce master recordings or obtain the reproduction and distribution rights to master recordings. Publishing of music and sheet books is included here.

What 592 excludes

• This group excludes reproduction from master copies of music or other sound recordings (see class 1820) , wholesale of audio recordings on CD, DVD, or other physical media (see class 4649) , retail sale of audio recordings on CD, DVD, or other physical media (see class 4769) , third party on-demand audio streaming distribution services and downloads (see class 6010) and activities of independent musicians (see class 9020) .

592 in other systems