Major Milestones
OUR JOURNEY
How it Started. How It’s Going.
Over the course of 15 years, we have impacted the lives of scores for Jamaican Record Producers and we have become more than just a source of Royalty earnings for many, as we extend our services to support both industry and personal objectives.
Our impact on the copyright and music environment has been wide-ranging, through our role in attending to the rights, interests, and welfare of industry players, through successful advocacy for legislative changes, widened international royalty collections, facilitating life insurance for members, and supporting music production and distribution standards through ISRC administration locally. These and much more have been done and there is more to come.
May 2007
JAMMS Operations commenced
November 2007
November 2007 Official Launch of JAMMS
March 2008
JAMMS Brokers Reciprocal Agreement with French Collecting Society (SCPP)
March 2009
JAMMS Brokers Reciprocal Agreement with German Collecting Society (GVL)
December 2009
First Royalty Distribution to Members
June 2010
JAMMS Brokers Reciprocal Agreement with UK Collecting Society (PPL)
July 2010
JAMMS signs agreement with the JHTA for its member hotels to obtain JAMMS License.
August 2011
JAMMS reaches Agreement with major European entity to provide Automated Airplay Monitoring of Radio and TV channels in Jamaica.
October 2011
JAMMS recruits its first Licensing Agents
January 2012
JAMMS Brokers Bilateral Agreement with US Collecting Society (SoundExchange)
July 2012
JAMMS commenced twice-yearly Royalty Distribution
July 2012
JAMMS introduces Royalty Payment via Direct Transfer to Members’ Bank Accounts.
November 2012
JAMMS Partners with Paymaster to Collect Permit Fees and Issue Permits Islandwide
May 2013
JCF issues Force Orders requiring all event promoters to obtain JAMMS Permits.
July 2014
The stage at which all major radio broadcasters are now under license by JAMMS
May 2015
JAMMS officially becomes the National ISRC Agency for Jamaica
June 2015
JAMMS’ lead-effort results in Copyright Term Extended to 95 Years (from 50 years)
June 2016
JAMMS issues its first Webcaster License
December 2016
JAMMS exceeds $100 million in total royalty payout since 2009.
February 2017
JAMMS and PPL (UK) reach agreement
February 2017
JAMMS Reaches another Agreement with UK Collecting Society PPL, this time for Performers Royalties
June 2017
JAMMS issues its first Dubbing License to Sound System Operator
August 2017
JAMMS reaches Unilateral Agreement with Spanish Collecting Society (AIE) for Performers’ Rights.
May 1, 2019
Introduction of Group Life Insurance scheme for members.
2020
JAMMS makes deal with a key international partner, which widens JAMMS’ footprint globally to cover its Producers & Performers across over 40 territories
#We Do It For The Love