We have the same sort of service in Germany ::::: GEMA
The GEMA - a trustee for music authors and publishers
Those who compose music, write lyrics or publish musical works have a right to proper payment.
Those who compose music, write lyrics or publish musical works have a right to fair payment. This is regulated world-wide by national copyright laws and international agreements.
Composers, lyricists or publishers, however, are not always able to check on their own where, when, how often and for how long their works are being played. Furthermore, individuals cannot make sure that they are actually receiving payment for their work.
In Germany, this is the GEMA's job ( the "Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte): The GEMA has been recognized by the state as a trustee for administration of the exploitation rights of 45,000 members and over 1 million foreign rightholders.
As an authors' society, GEMA has adopted the legal form of an economic association. Its work is subject to the supervision and control of the German Patent Office, the Federal Cartel Office, Berlin's Justice Senator and the General Meeting of the GEMA.
This ensures that all parties are considered fairly: Composers, songwriters and publishers receive their proper rewards. And the GEMA's clients who use music for their own purposes have access to a global repertory of copyrighted music.
http://www.gema.de/engl/aboutus/
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TRUE STORY HERE :
GEMA phoned up a record company here and demanded that all real audio or MP3 clips on there web can be no longer than 1 min . The record company owned tracks that they were plugging on there own web page . GEMA still insisted that by there music union law 1 min was the maximum amount that was aloud to be listened to .