Every notedeserves itsdue.
MRCSN is Nepal's authorised collective management organisation for the rights of composers, lyricists and publishers — licensing music to broadcasters, venues and digital platforms, and distributing royalties to its members under CISAC and WIPO Connect standards.
What we do
Four mandates — set by Nepal's Copyright Act 2059 and our 2007 instrument of incorporation — define everything MRCSN does for its members.
Licensing
Blanket and per-use licences for FM, television, hotels, restaurants, retail, live venues and digital services across Nepal.
- —Broadcast — radio & television
- —Public performance — venues & retail
- —Background music — hotels & airlines
- —Digital — streaming & UGC platforms
Royalty Distribution
Quarterly distributions backed by cue-sheet matching, fingerprint data and reciprocal agreements with 127 sister societies worldwide.
- —Performance royalties (PR)
- —Mechanical & streaming (MR)
- —Synchronization (SYNC)
- —Foreign income via CISAC
Rights Documentation
Register works to international standards. Each accepted work is assigned an ISWC and pushed to the global CIS-Net repertoire.
- —ISWC assignment via WIPO Connect
- —IPI base & name numbers
- —Split-sheet management
- —Dispute resolution workflow
Member Welfare
Beyond royalties — legal aid for infringement, hardship grants, health micro-insurance, and continuing education for working creators.
- —Legal aid against infringement
- —Hardship & funeral grants
- —Health micro-insurance
- —Workshops & masterclasses
How royalties flow
Creator registers a work
ISWC assigned via WIPO Connect, IPI mapped
MRCSN licenses music users
Broadcasters, venues, hotels, streaming services
Usage data ingested
Cue sheets, fingerprints, DSP reports
Royalties distributed quarterly
Directly to bank accounts, with statement
Your music is already working. Are you?
Every time a song you wrote is broadcast, streamed, or performed in public, a royalty is owed to you. MRCSN collects it on your behalf and pays you four times a year.
Pan-Nepal collection
Field offices across all seven provinces, with regional licensing officers from Mechi to Mahakali.
Board of Directors
Elected by Full Members at the Annual General Meeting under MRCSN's bylaws.
Bhupendra Rayamajhi
Since 2022
Sapana Shree
Since 2023
Pramod Kharel
Since 2022
Anju Panta
Since 2023
Nhyoo Bajracharya
Since 2022
Kali Prasad Baskota
Since 2024
Trishna Gurung
Since 2024
Sugam Pokhrel
Since 2023
Notices & Press
Distribution announcements, tariff updates and member communications.
Q4 2025–26 distribution of रू 4.21 crore released to 9,820 members
Performance and digital royalties for the Magh–Chaitra cycle have been transferred. Statements available in your portal.
MRCSN signs reciprocal agreement with IPRS India for cross-border digital usage
Nepalese works streamed on Indian DSPs will now be collected and remitted within 90 days.
Revised 2026 tariff schedule for hotels, restaurants and live venues now published
The updated schedule takes effect from Chaitra 1, 2082 (March 15, 2026). Existing licences run to their stated expiry.