My Rights as a Music Creator
Copyright and Collecting Societies


You compose, arrange, improvise, or perform music – but do you also know what rights you are entitled to and how you are compensated for them?

In this workshop, you will receive a practical overview of Austrian copyright law and the most important collecting societies, such as AKM and LSG. You will learn what rights composers, performers, and arrangers have, when royalties arise, and how to ensure that your works and performances are correctly registered and accounted for.

Using concrete examples from everyday professional life, we will take a closer look at topics such as performances, sound recordings, streaming, broadcasting, arrangements, and international exploitation. There will also be room for individual questions and typical case scenarios from artistic practice.


Objectives

  • Understand the basics of Austrian copyright law for music creators
  • Learn about the rights of composers, performers, and arrangers
  • Understand the roles and differences of the main collecting societies (AKM, LSG & Co.)
  • Understand how royalties arise
  • Register and account for your works and performances correctly
     

An offer from the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz in collaboration with mica - music austria.
 

Markus Deisenberger © Maria Frodl


Course lecturer Markus Deisenberger

Markus Deisenberger is a lawyer and specialist at mica for legal and career counseling, and, among other things, an expert in contract law, copyright law, and collecting societies.
 

Nuri Nurbachsch © Maria Frodl


Kursleitung Nuri Nurbachsch

Since 1999, Nuri Nurbachsch has pursued his professional path in the diverse world of music. In 2024, he founded his management and publishing agency, Am Leben, after stepping down from his role as Head of A&R at Sony Music. Before that, he was responsible for marketing repertoire from the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, France, and other parts of Europe at Warner Music. In addition, he provides consulting services at mica – music austria, gives talks on topics in the music business, is a founding member of two DJ collectives, and has organized live concerts, to name just a few examples. There is one common denominator running through this brief excerpt from his career: music.

Webinar

 

 

Date
WE, 11.11.2026
14 pm–15:30 pm 

Location
online via Zoom

ECTS
The workshop, including preparation and follow-up, counts as 2h of 60 minutes each for the Career Center elective

Registration 
From September 2026 at careercenter@mdw.ac.at