The Swedish International Society of Composers (Svenska Tonsättares Internationella Musikbyrå, STIM) is a copyright collection society for distribution among songwriters, composers and music publishers. The company collects royalties for its members if their music is performed publicly.
The company's office is located in Stockholm , Hornsgatan 103.
STIM was founded in 1923, just before the regular broadcasting of Sveriges Radio . Initially, the organization was engaged in collecting fees for conducting concerts of classical music, but later on the society covered all musical genres. Licensing fees from broadcasters have become an important source of revenue for society. The organization currently has over 71,000 members. In 2003-2007, the annual turnover was more than SEK 1,000 million.
The Swedish Copyright Act (1960: 729, chapter 3A, section §42a – F) gives users the right to use music under an agreement with STIM. The collected contributions are distributed among the author of works, composers and music publishers in an individual amount.
STIM is copyrighted through the NCB (Nordisk Copyright Bureau Explained) [1] , which is owned by STIM.
Sweden acceded to the Berne Convention on August 1, 1904 [2] .
In its work, STIM is guided by the Swedish Copyright Act, the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, and others.