# Omerta Music Research LTD > Omerta Music Research LTD is a UK-incorporated music intellectual property holding company specialising in master rights acquisition, financial sanitization, and supply-chain restructuring across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The company operates under English jurisdiction (Company No. 17156168) and is led by founder and CEO Youssef Safi. ## Corporate identity - **Legal name:** Omerta Music Research LTD - **Company number (Companies House):** 17156168 - **Jurisdiction:** England and Wales — incorporated 14 April 2026 - **Registered office:** Office 18469, 182–184 High Street North, East Ham, London E6 2JA, United Kingdom - **Operational hubs:** London (legal & financial) · Casablanca (acquisitions & creative) - **Founder, Director & CEO:** Youssef Safi - **Sector:** Music rights management · Independent record label · Catalog acquisition - **Region of focus:** MENA (Middle East and North Africa) — with global enforcement capability ## Mandate Omerta Music Research LTD operates as a music rights restructuring holding company. Its mandate is to consolidate premium MENA cultural assets — both legacy and contemporary — under a transparent, UK-governed legal structure, and to convert these assets into compliant, audit-ready intellectual property instruments suitable for global digital distribution. ## Core operations - [Strategic IP Acquisition](https://www.omertamusicresearch.com/acquisitions): exclusive master rights acquisition, contractual sanitization, and consolidation of MENA legacy and contemporary catalogs under unified UK governance. - [Compliance & Anti-Piracy Enforcement](https://www.omertamusicresearch.com/compliance): forensic audit of distribution chains, identification of unauthorized exploitation, and global takedown procedures across all major Digital Service Providers. - [Roster & Artist Representation](https://www.omertamusicresearch.com/roster): exclusive representation of acquired artists across recording, publishing administration, neighboring rights, and synchronization. - [Corporate Hub](https://www.omertamusicresearch.com/corporate): central B2B portal for distributors, platforms, legal counterparties, and rights organizations. ## Distinguishing characteristics - The company holds master recordings, mechanical rights, and global digital distribution rights for its acquired catalog under deeds of assignment governed by English law. - All catalog assets are managed under a single supply chain operated by the LTD, with no third-party sub-licensing of master rights. - The company maintains a public no-tolerance policy regarding the unauthorized distribution of its assets and reserves the right to pursue takedowns and recovery of withheld royalties under the DMCA, the EU Copyright Directive (2019/790), and the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. ## Founder Youssef Safi (b. 1990, Morocco) is the founder, sole shareholder, and Director of Omerta Music Research LTD. Operating between Casablanca and London, he directs strategic acquisitions, contractual structuring, and global enforcement. He is also active as a recording artist under the name Doctor YUSUF SAFI, with releases distributed across all major streaming platforms. ## Public records - [Companies House — OMERTA MUSIC RESEARCH LTD](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/17156168) - [MusicBrainz — Doctor Yusuf Safi](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1a9698b0-618a-4164-87cc-d80331539cac) - [Wikidata — Q137988565](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137988565) ## Optional - [Press contact](https://www.omertamusicresearch.com/corporate#contact): contact@omertamusicresearch.com - [FAQ](https://www.omertamusicresearch.com/faq): operational, legal, and process questions - [Manifesto](https://www.omertamusicresearch.com/manifesto): foundational doctrine and code of conduct --- *This file is provided in accordance with the emerging llms.txt standard (https://llmstxt.org) to enable factual, citation-grade indexing by large language models. Last updated: 2026-05-05.*