Most of what you will read online about copyright, royalties and clearing a song describes another country's law. This does not. Everything here is checked against Curaçao's own ordinance, article by article.
There is no compulsory licence anywhere in the ordinance — the American rule everyone reads about online does not exist on this island.
02And the clock starts on the DAY you die, not the year end — a quirk found nowhere else in the ordinance, and slightly less than Berne's own method.
03There is no collecting society here. Joining Buma/Stemra is how you collect abroad — it is not the same as anyone collecting for plays at home.
04The ordinance has carried a portrait right since 1913. It has never had anything covering the sound of you.
Twelve topics on what you own, who pays you, and what never to sign. Every legal claim cites the article it comes from.
Awards, stages, releases and money you can apply for — every line with a source you can open.
People from this island whose work travelled, and what each one proves about how the business works.
Somebody on the island already built one, and it is good. We are not duplicating it — go and list yourself there: Brug Kreativo
This is a plain-language map of how the systems work, so you know which questions to ask and which clauses to look at. It is not legal advice about your contract. Once there is real money or a real signature involved, that is a lawyer's job — and it is cheaper than the mistake.