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When cross-border business becomes a dispute, UNIONE™, also part of the UNBOUNDED™ Global Ecosystem, prevents it, resolves it, arbitrates it and plans enforcement. 339 Fellows in 58 countries.
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Cases · Technology & intellectual property · Copyright, media & digital content rights
Collect royalties from abroad
WONE Global reviews registrations with collecting societies and distributors abroad, claims what is owed and fixes registrations for the future.
Countries in the typical case South Africa
The situation
Royalties from streaming, broadcast or publishing in other countries are not being collected or are taxed twice.
What is at stake
Unclaimed royalties expire or are distributed to others after a few years.
Who faces this
A scenario
SongwriterSport and entertainment · from South Africa · in Worldwide
She earns from streaming in 40 countries but receives little from collecting societies.
Where it ends Royalties collected.
A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.
Also asked as “Unclaimed streaming royalties”“Collecting society registrations abroad”“A publisher is disputing royalties under an international agreement”
The solution
WONE Global reviews registrations with collecting societies and distributors abroad, claims what is owed and fixes registrations for the future.
Usually led by Trade marks, patents and brands, with Tax and structuring and Audit.
Step by step, in the scenario
Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.
Decisions
Outcomes
This is a general guide. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees for your markets before anything starts.
Services
One area of expertise usually leads; the others move with it. WONE Global keeps them connected across every country involved.
Who handles it
The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.
Other markets: WONE Global covers 100 countries. Name yours in the requirement →
Kraków · PolandWONE Global Capability Partner · Poland
Legal Adviser. Co-founder of the Firm. Has been advising parties on technology contracts for more than a dozen years. Specialises in intellectual property law and new technologies. Provides day-to-day legal services to …
Kampala · UgandaWONE Global Capability Partner · Uganda
Tony Kiire is the Founding and Managing Partner of Diamond Advocates, where he leads the Technology, Innovation, and Intellectual Property Law practice. He is also the founder of Lawtech Associates and Consult, the comp…
Vienna · AustriaWONE Global Capability Partner · Austria
Douala · CameroonWONE Global Capability Partner · Cameroon
Bogotá · ColombiaWONE Global Capability Partner · Colombia
Complete profile
International tax attorney and strategic advisor with 12+ years across Colombia's DIAN, Ministry of Finance, Senate, Presidency, and EY. Co-founder of V&V Asociados. Specializes in cross-border tax structuring, transfer…
Quito · EcuadorWONE Global Capability Partner · Ecuador
Professional with 20 years of experience in Tax Administration, performing functions in the managerial and tax administration fields. Experience related to the fiscal field in the main sectors of the economy: Banking, c…
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Markets in the typical case
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Worked examples
Researched corridor journeys, and representative scenarios on the same subject. None is a specific client’s matter.
Copyright, media & digital content rights
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