Class 5920 of SIC System

Hierarchy of Class 5920

• Section JInformation and communication
• Division 59Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities
• Group 592Sound recording and music publishing activities
• Class 5920Sound recording and music publishing activities

List of terms related whith SIC Code 5920

• audio
• books
• directly
• elsewhere
• engaged
• film
• including
• live
• motion
• music
• musical
• non
• own
• production
• programming
• publishing
• radio
• recording
• service
• sound
• tapes
• television
• using

What activities does the Class 5920 contain?

This class includes:

~ production of original (sound) master recordings, such as tapes, CDs

~ sound recording service activities in a studio or elsewhere, including the production of taped (i.e.non-live) radio programming, audio for film, television etc.

~ music publishing, i.e.activities of:

~ acquiring and registering copyrights for musical compositions

~ promoting, authorizing and using these compositions in recordings, radio, television, motion pictures, live performances, print and other media

~ distributing sound recordings to wholesalers, retailers or directly to the public

Units engaged in these activities may own the copyright or act as administrator of the music copyrights on behalf of the copyright owners.

This class also includes:

~ publishing of music and sheet books

What activities does not the Class 5920 contain?

This class excludes:

~ reproduction from master copies of music or other sound recordings, see 1820

~ wholesale of recorded audio tapes and disks, see 4649