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Empowering Saint Lucia’s Music Industry Through Digital Innovation!

The Eastern Caribbean Collective Organisation for Music Rights (ECCO) Inc., is proud to collaborate with RISE St. Lucia Inc., the Saint Lucia Hospitality & Tourism Association (SLHTA), and Orbtronics in support of the development of a digital music streaming platform designed to create new opportunities for Saint Lucian artists, musicians, and content creators.

This...

PRESS RELEASE ECCO Safeguarding Copyright & Empowering OECS Music Creators

Court of Appeal Reinstates ECCO’s Copyright Infringement Claim in Landmark Standing Ruling Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal Sets Aside Strike-Out Order, Reaffirming Statutory Standing for Collective Music Rights Enforcement in the OECS.

ROSEAU, DOMINICA OCTOBER 21, 2026.  In a decisive victory for copyright management and the protection of music creators across the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Inland Revenue Department and ECCO Signed Memorandum of Understanding to Strengthen Tax Compliance and Music Rights Protection CASTRIES, Saint Lucia – 15/06/2026.

The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) and the Eastern Caribbean Collective Organisation for Music Rights (ECCO) Inc. have formalised a collaborative framework through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at enhancing transparency, compliance, and...

The answer is simple: as soon as your final master recording is ready and before the song goes public. Not after the release. Not once it starts getting plays. The moment that master is done.

Here's why this matters.

1. When a song goes out into the world, it starts generating royalties immediately. If your song isn't registered with ECCO at that point, there's no way for us to identify you as the rights holder and make sure that money gets...

The Eastern Caribbean Collective Organisation for Music Rights (ECCO) Inc. acknowledges the judgment delivered on February 19, 2026, by the High Court of Justice in Saint Kitts and Nevis regarding our application for Judicial Review of the Copyright (Collective Management Organisations) Regulations, 2024.

We express our sincere gratitude to the Honourable Court and the Honourable Justice Tamara Gill for the consideration dedicated to this...

Understanding Economic Rights

Economic rights refer to the legal entitlements that allow creators and rights holders to control or receive payment for the commercial use of their creative works, such as musical compositions, performances, and sound recordings.

These rights generally fall into two categories:

1. Exclusive Rights: These give rights holders full control over certain uses of their work. Any third party must obtain the rights...

The Bedrock of Your Career: Demystifying Music Copyright

You automatically own it the moment you press 'record' or scribble a lyric. But in the music business, ownership isn't just a feeling it's a legal right called copyright and understanding it is the single most important step to protecting your work and getting paid.

This Week's Focus: What copyright actually means for you as a musician.

The Two Halves of Your Song

Think of every...

The Eastern Caribbean Collective Organisation for Music Rights (ECCO) Inc. has announced its second significant royalty distribution for 2025 with a total distributable amount of $1.3 million XCD for the period 2024. This follows the organisation’s first 2025 distribution in June for the period 2023, which saw a total disbursement of over $1 million XCD to rights holders. This latest distribution will reach creators bank accounts on Thursday,...