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NACE 59.20: Sound recording and music publishing activities

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 59.20. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 5920.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 59.20 is "Sound recording and music publishing activities". It sits in section J (PUBLISHING, BROADCASTING, AND CONTENT PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES), then division 59 (Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities), then group 59.2 (Sound recording and music publishing activities). In the previous classification, NACE Rev. 2, the activity was covered by 59.20 (Sound recording and music publishing activities).

What the class includes

This class includes: - production of original (sound) master recordings, including digital recordings, that are accessible online or via any hard copy - sound recording service activities, including the production of recorded (i.e. non-live) radio programming, audio podcasts, as well as audio for film, television, books, etc. - music publishing, i.e. activities of: • acquiring and registering copyrights for musical compositions • promoting, authorising and using these compositions in recordings, radio, television, motion pictures, live performances, print and other media • jointly publishing and distributing sound recordings via streaming and downloads Releasing, promoting and distributing sound recordings to wholesalers, retailers or directly to the public may include production of master recordings or obtaining the reproduction and distribution rights to master recordings.

What it excludes

This class excludes: - reproduction from master copies of music or other sound recordings, see 18.20 - wholesale of recorded media, see 46.49 - retail sale of recorded media, see 47.69 - audio streaming and download distribution service activities not associated with publishing, see 60.10 - activities of musicians, see 90.20

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2Label (Rev. 2)Also maps to
59.20Sound recording and music publishing activities-

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Official classification texts from EU Vocabularies (Publications Office of the European Union, CC BY 4.0), read on 2026-10-05. Correspondence tables link classes that cover the same activities; one old class can be split across several new ones, so check the notes before you convert a dataset. Information only.