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.
What we do
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
Your music is already working. Are you?
Every time a song you wrote is broadcast, streamed, or performed in public, a royalty is owed to you. MRCSN collects it on your behalf and pays you four times a year.
Pan-Nepal collection
Field offices across all seven provinces, with regional licensing officers from Mechi to Mahakali.
Board of Directors
Elected by Full Members at the Annual General Meeting under MRCSN's bylaws.
Suresh Chandra Adhikari
P.N Sapkota
Chandra Sharma
Dr. Om Krishna Prasain
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Sujan Lamsal
Pramod Dhungana
Prasad Lamichhane
Dol Raj Barghare
Aasta Lama
Ramesh Pariyar
Arjun Thapa
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Ganga Gautam
Naresh Khati
Notices & Press
Distribution announcements, tariff updates and member communications.
Interaction and training on royalties held with valley police officers
A training session with 60 valley police officers was held on copyright and royalty enforcement under the guidance of the valley police chief.
Creators bring royalty case to police — interaction with valley police officers
Poet, lyricist and former Registrar Bisu Kumar KC provided training on copyright. Creators discussed royalty enforcement challenges with valley police.
CISAC Global Collection Report 2024
The CISAC Global Collection Report 2024 is now available. View the full report via the IPRS website.
NPR 3.5 million in music royalties distributed to over 100 creators
Royalties collected through the Digi-Tainment aggregator from Ncell network (2016–2019) have been distributed to over 100 creators.
Music royalties: others controlling creators' intellectual property
Secretary General B. Pandey is authorised to collect royalties under Section 39 of the Copyright Act 2059 and Rule 10(c) of the Regulations.
Hotels, restaurants and public transport must pay for playing music — or face penalties
Secretary General B. Pandey has issued letters to all entities publicly broadcasting music, requiring licence compliance or legal action.
Music licence check starts at Jagati checkpoint for public transport
Inspection began at Jagati, Bhaktapur under the direction of the Home Ministry and the District Administration Office.
Music licence inspection campaign starts in public transport from Bhaktapur
Under Copyright Act 2059, playing music in public transport without a licence is a punishable offence. Enforcement has now begun.
Campaign launched to bring music in public spaces under royalty framework
Green stickers for licensed music zones and red stickers for no-music zones are being placed at businesses across the valley.
Music royalty stickers placed at schools and restaurants in Anamnagar
Green stickers mark licensed 'music use zones' and red stickers mark 'music-free zones' following MRCSN's compliance drive.
MRCSN chairman Adhikari responds to Nepathya's social media post
Chairman Adhikari addresses misconceptions raised by Nepathya band's social media post about music royalty collection.
Welcome to Nepal, Bhutanese colleague
MRCSN warmly welcomes Tshering Wangmo, Chief Intellectual Property Officer of Bhutan, to Kathmandu for bilateral discussions.
Exciting updates from the 2024 CISAC General Assembly in Seoul
MRCSN songwriter B. Pandey reports from the 2024 CISAC General Assembly in Seoul on global royalty collection developments.
Establishing copyright is establishing another business
Under Nepal's Constitution Article 25, every citizen has the right to earn and protect property — including intellectual property such as music.
Shops and restaurants where music is heard must also pay royalties
Compensation claimed by creators can be in crores. Music Royalty Collection Society Nepal is authorised to collect on their behalf.
Schools and businesses claiming 'no music use' to receive 'No Music' stickers
Secretary General Pandey says entities that refuse to pay royalties will first receive a letter, then a 'No Music' sticker.
CISAC Meeting 2023 — Thailand
MRCSN songwriter B. Pandey participated in the CIAM Meeting in Thailand, representing Nepalese creators on copyright issues.
15th AGM of MRCSN
The 15th Annual General Meeting of MRCSN was held on Bhadra 10. The Secretary General's report was presented to Full Members.
Why must you pay royalties when listening to music?
Royalties are payments for intellectual property created by the creator's mind — protected under Nepal's Copyright Act 2059.
MRCSN marks 17th anniversary on Music Royalty Day
On the occasion of Music Royalty Day, MRCSN celebrated its 17th foundation day with a programme.
President's Office writes urging implementation of filmmakers' 10-point demands
The President's Office has written to the Prime Minister's office requesting action on the 10-point demands of the film industry.
1,638 creators to receive NPR 2.71 crore in royalty distribution
MRCSN will distribute NPR 2,71,26,000 to 1,638 creators. Statements will be available in the member portal.