Every note
deserves its
due.
MRCSN is Nepal's authorised collective management organisation for the rights of composers, lyricists and publishers — licensing music to broadcasters, venues and digital platforms, and distributing royalties to its members under CISAC and WIPO Connect standards.
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Four mandates — set by Nepal's Copyright Act 2059 and our 2007 instrument of incorporation — define everything MRCSN does for its members.
Licensing
Blanket and per-use licences for FM, television, hotels, restaurants, retail, live venues and digital services across Nepal.
- —Broadcast — radio & television
- —Public performance — venues & retail
- —Background music — hotels & airlines
- —Digital — streaming & UGC platforms
Royalty Distribution
Quarterly distributions backed by cue-sheet matching, fingerprint data and reciprocal agreements with 127 sister societies worldwide.
- —Performance royalties (PR)
- —Mechanical & streaming (MR)
- —Synchronization (SYNC)
- —Foreign income via CISAC
Rights Documentation
Register works to international standards. Each accepted work is assigned an ISWC and pushed to the global CIS-Net repertoire.
- —ISWC assignment via WIPO Connect
- —IPI base & name numbers
- —Split-sheet management
- —Dispute resolution workflow
Member Welfare
Beyond royalties — legal aid for infringement, hardship grants, health micro-insurance, and continuing education for working creators.
- —Legal aid against infringement
- —Hardship & funeral grants
- —Health micro-insurance
- —Workshops & masterclasses
How royalties flow
Creator registers a work
ISWC assigned via WIPO Connect, IPI mapped
MRCSN licenses music users
Broadcasters, venues, hotels, streaming services
Usage data ingested
Cue sheets, fingerprints, DSP reports
Royalties distributed quarterly
Directly to bank accounts, with statement