ANZSIC 5521—Music Publishing

Where 5521 sits

1. J Information media and telecommunications
2. 55 Motion Picture and Sound Recording Activities
3. 552 Sound recording and music publishing
4. 5521 Music Publishing

What 5521 includes

• This class consists of units mainly engaged in acquiring and registering copyrights for musical compositions and promoting and authorising the use of these compositions in recordings, radio, television, motion pictures, live performances, print, or other media. Units in this class represent the interest of the composing unit, or other owners of musical compositions, to produce revenues from the use of such works, usually through licensing agreements. These units may own the copyright or act as administrator of the music copyrights on behalf of copyright owners. Also included in this class are units publishing sheet music (including in bound book form).

What 5521 excludes

• Composing music are included in Class 9002 Creative Artists, Musicians, Writers and Performers; and
• Printing sheet music without publishing are included in Class 1611 Printing.

Example activities

• authorising use of copyrighted musical composition
• music book publishing
• music book (bound sheet music) publishing
• music copyright buying and selling
• music publishing
• sheet music publishing
• song publishing

5521 in other systems