Effective Date: 01 08 2026
These Membership Rules form part of the Mirat Membership Agreement between Mirat Cultural Rights Ltd (“Mirat”) and its members.
1. Purpose: These Rules explain how Mirat administers membership, music rights, registrations, royalty collection, payments, and member responsibilities. These Membership Rules form part of the Mirat Membership Agreement and explain how Mirat administers membership, music rights, registrations, royalty collection, royalty payments, and member responsibilities.
2. Membership: Membership begins only after Mirat has approved your application. Mirat may approve or decline applications at its discretion based on its published eligibility criteria and verification requirements. Membership is personal and cannot be transferred without Mirat’s written consent. Membership continues until terminated in accordance with the Membership Agreement or these Membership Rules.
3. Member Responsibilities: Members must:
- provide complete and accurate information;
- keep contact and payment details up to date;
- promptly inform Mirat of any ownership changes;
- ensure submitted works are correctly registered;
- cooperate with verification requests;
- comply with copyright and applicable laws.
- Keep your Mirat ID credentials secure where applicable; promptly report any unauthorised access to your account.
4. Identity Verification: Mirat may request identity verification before:
- approving membership;
- registering rights;
- processing royalty payments;
- updating bank details;
- transferring ownership.
Mirat may suspend services until verification has been completed. Mirat may suspend registrations, royalty payments, or other services until the required verification has been successfully completed.
5. Registration of Works: Members are responsible for providing accurate information regarding:
- titles;
- writers;
- composers;
- lyricists;
- publishers;
- ownership shares;
- performers;
- recordings;
- ISRCs, ISWCs, ISNIs, IPIs, or other identifiers where available.
Mirat may refuse or delay registration if information is incomplete or ownership cannot be verified. Members remain responsible for the accuracy and completeness of all submitted metadata. Members confirm that, to the best of their knowledge, they own or control the rights they authorise Mirat to administer, that the information they submit is accurate and complete, and that their submissions do not knowingly infringe the rights of any third party.
6. Royalty Administration: Mirat will use reasonable efforts to:
- register works;
- administer authorised rights;
- collect royalties;
- identify unpaid royalties;
- distribute royalties received.
Mirat cannot guarantee that royalties will be generated or collected. Mirat may work with third-party collection societies, publishers, distributors, licensing agencies and royalty processing partners when administering authorised rights.
7. Royalty Payments: Royalties will normally be paid after:
- ownership has been verified;
- royalties have been received;
- applicable administration fees have been deducted;
- legal or banking requirements have been completed.
- Payments will be scheduled every three months, and a payment statement will be sent to the member’s email address.
However, payment schedules may vary depending on the source of the royalties. Mirat may temporarily withhold royalty payments where required by law, court order, regulatory requirements, unresolved ownership disputes, or pending verification.
8. Conflicting Claims: If ownership of a work is disputed, Mirat may:
- suspend registration;
- suspend royalty payments;
- request supporting documentation;
- hold royalties until the dispute is resolved.
9. Corrections: Members should notify Mirat as soon as possible if submitted information is incorrect. Mirat may amend registrations where satisfactory evidence is provided.
10. Suspension: Mirat may temporarily suspend membership where:
- verification is incomplete;
- false information has been supplied;
- fraudulent activity is suspected;
- legal proceedings affect ownership;
- members materially breach the Membership Agreement.
11. Termination: Members may resign by giving written notice. Mirat may terminate membership for fraud, serious misconduct, repeated breaches of these Rules, or where continued membership is no longer appropriate. Termination does not affect royalties already collected or rights already administered before the termination date. Any outstanding royalty administration or payment obligations that arose before termination will continue until completed.
12. Communication: Members agree to receive notices electronically using their registered email address unless otherwise agreed. Members are responsible for keeping their contact details current. Members are responsible for ensuring that their registered email address remains active and accessible.
13. Privacy: Mirat processes personal information in accordance with its Privacy Policy and applicable data protection laws. Verification documents are used solely for identity verification and legal compliance and are securely deleted after successful verification unless Mirat is legally required to retain them.
14. Amendments: Mirat may amend these Membership Rules from time to time. Members will be given reasonable notice before material changes take effect.
15. Force Majeure: Mirat shall not be liable for any delay or failure to perform its obligations where this results from events beyond its reasonable control, including natural disasters, war, terrorism, industrial action, cyber incidents, governmental action, failures of communications networks, or failures of third-party systems.
15. Contact: Mirat Cultural Rights Limited at Email: join@mirat.co.uk
Official membership services, legal documents and member communications are provided through www.mirat.co.uk. We also use www.mirat.krd for promotional purposes. If you are dissatisfied with any aspect of Mirat’s services, please refer to our Complaints & Dispute Resolution Policy.
16. Governing Law: These Membership Rules are governed by the laws of England and Wales. Any dispute relating to these Rules shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.