DART royalties (or Digital Audio Recording Devices and Media) were established to allow for reproduction of works through digital formats on digital audio tapes to combat infringement lawsuits.

Should BMI collect Dart royalties?

BMI additionally receives a modest amount of royalties from the compulsory copyright royalties paid by manufacturers and distributors of certain digital audio home recording devices and blank recording media (DART royalties). BMI distributes these DART royalties using performance information available to BMI.

What are DART monies?

In 1992, the Audio Home Recording Act created the Digital Audio Recording Technologies (DART) fund as a way to split royalties between songwriters, publishers, recording artists, and labels. … You should opt into DART royalties if your PRO offers them at any point.