Music on the internet

If you wish to use music on the Internet, you need to enter an agreement with KODA and NCB (Nordic Copyright Bureau). Several of our standard agreements can be filled in online, but are in Danish only. Below is a description of KODA's standard agreements. Please contact our Media Department for further information:
Email: medie@.koda.dk
Phone +45 33 30 63 90.

Online Background Music or Audio Samples

If your website contains less than 10 minutes of background music and has less than 2,000 unique visitors per month, the fee is DKK 110 (approx EUR 15) per month. If your website contains less than 50 minutes of background music and has less than 10,000 unique visitors per month, the fee is DKK 1,645 (approx EUR 221) per month. The agreement does not cover on demand streaming. These are just explanatory examples to show the tarif level and the variables that we apply.

Music Download

If you wish to launch a music downloading service, the fee is 12 percent of the consumer end price (less VAT). However, a minimum of DKK 0.85 (approx EUR 0.11) per downloaded track will apply. In addition to this is a monthly minimum fee of DKK 1,500 (approx EUR 201). The track minimum is reduced by 30 % for album sales.

Streaming on Demand

If you wish to launch a streaming on demand service, the fee is 12 percent of the consumer end price (less VAT). However, a minimum of DKK 0.10 (EUR 0.0133 - 2009 value) pr. stream will apply. In addition to this is a monthly minimum fee of DKK 541 (approx EUR 73).

Mobile Ringtone or Ringback Tones

If you wish to provide mobile ringtones, the fee is 10 percent of the consumer end price (less VAT). However, a minimum of EUR 0.17 per downloaded ring tone will apply. In addition to this is a monthly minimum fee of EUR 150.

Internet Radio

The fee for Internet radio is a percentage of the gross turnover. In addition to this is a fixed monthly minimum fee determined by the music use which is calculated as one tenth of the music percentage. Thus, if the music percentage is 50 percent, the fee is 5 percent of the turnover. However, if the radio plays music all the time (100 percent), the fee is 15 percent.

The fixed monthly minimum fee is DKK 7,295 (approx EUR 980) for 500 simultaneous users with 24 hours of transmission per day. Different minimum fees apply for non-commercial Internet radio, for radios with a low music percent or for radios with few potential users.