Organisation for Music Rights pays out

McCarthy Marie is the agent and chairman of the ECCO

The Eastern Caribbean Collective Organisation for Music Rights (ECCO) Inc. on  Thursday 12th August 2010, distributed royalties to its members and affiliates around the world for performances of their music in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).

This is the first payout from the organization (formerly HMS) from funds raised under ECCO and relate to royalties collected from music users in 2009.

Members and affiliates will share in a total payout of approximately EC$200,000.00 with $45,300.00 being paid direct to ECCO members in the form of Allocations and the balance, being paid on performance details provided by radio stations and major live events such as St. Lucia jazz.

AS ECCO expands its operations throughout the OECS it is expected that royalties received and paid out to members and sister societies around the world will increase.

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7 Comments

  1. August 14, 2010

    Yes Mc Carthy Marie’s been working on this for years. Congratulations Mc your hard work’s beginning to pay off.

  2. August 14, 2010

    @Gcy: Thanks for the suggestion. In fact some societies do have such a fund which is taken from the general collections and set aside for these purposes. This is definitely a suggestion of great merit that we will consider to see how and when a” benevolent’ fund can be set up.

  3. August 14, 2010

    @madness: strange that you can’t find me. Everybody in the music business know me as well as how to find me. All you had to do was ask any musician in Dominica ,the cultural division or check the telephone directory However here are my coordinates::

    email: [email protected]

    Tel. 767 4483438; 767 2353438; 767 6168000;767 6156518

    snail mail; Po box 152 Copt Hall Roseau Dominica

    Physical location: Chez Ophelia Cottage apartments Copt Hall

  4. BELZBOB
    August 14, 2010

    An up side. That’s great. This is good work. Keep it up.

  5. Gcy
    August 14, 2010

    Yesss…
    I would also like to suggest a retirement fund of some sort that members can pay into and receive dividends at age 55. Just a suggestion, please pass it on.
    Many dedicate their lives to entertain us with little to show when they get older.
    Thanks for your consideration.

  6. madness
    August 13, 2010

    been trying to contact this guy for months and given up.. I won’t be registering my material with ECCO nor joining.

  7. Jr
    August 13, 2010

    Great job mark. we got your back.

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