KODA is the collecting society for songwriters, composers and music publishers of Denmark.
[1] In 1935, an agreement reached with and a concession were given by the Danish Ministry of Culture in which the public performance rights were established.
On July 30, 2020, YouTube threatened to block music videos containing content from KODA over royalty fees.
KODA claimed that YouTube wanted to reduce royalty payments by 70 percent.
Polaris Nordic, an alliance of societies consisting of KODA, TONO (Norway), and Teosto (Finland), has been negotiating with YouTube for a new Scandinavia-wide licensing agreement.