Alongside the funds, Copydan provides The Ivors Academy with a breakdown of the royalties due to rightsholders. Sometimes this information specifies for which works and sometimes only the rightsholder. We cross-reference this information against various databases - primarily our membership database and with PRS for Music. We also carry out desk research to identify rightsholders, contact them and confirm the correct bank account information to send funds to.
We do this regularly throughout the year so that if there are any rightsholders we were unable to contact initially, we have made efforts to contact them and ensure their royalties are paid.
