Digital music
Music that is published online without being released on vinyl, CD or tape is also covered by legal deposit. We handle the collection and preservation of both physical and digital cultural heritage.
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We automatically receive most Danish music that is distributed to Danish music streaming services. If you have released the music to several or all of these in Denmark, for example YouSee Musik, you do not need to upload the releases to us.
If this is not the case, we encourage all record companies, musicians and others associated with digital music releases to submit a copy to us. This will help us preserve the digital cultural heritage. You submit by using the upload function on this page.
If you have material for legal deposit that you cannot upload here, for example magazines, audiobooks or podcasts, you are very welcome to contact us .
Upload your music
Royal Danish Library uses MitID to verify your identity.
How to upload music
Before uploading, make sure you have the music files available in the correct format, and that you also have information about the release (contributors, titles, release year, et cetera) ready. To upload, you must log in with MitID.
What file types should we use?
The music files must be in one of the following formats: wav, aiff, flac, m4a, aac, mp3, wma or ogg.
We automatically receive all Danish music that is distributed to Danish music streaming services.
If you have arranged for publication to these in Denmark, for example YouSee Musik, you do not need to upload your publication to us.
What happens to the material?
Once we have received your upload, we will preserve the content for posterity in accordance with the rules and guidelines in force at any time.
We provide access to the content in accordance with applicable legislation, including the Copyright Act. You can find Danish Legal Deposit Act at retsinformation.dk .
