Collecting Societies bound by the Code of Conduct
APRA AMCOS
APRA AMCOS is a music rights organisation representing over 100,000 members who are songwriters, composers and music publishers. APRA AMCOS licenses the use of songs and compositions for public performance, broadcast, online communication and reproduction under the trading name of OneMusic Australia. Licence fees are distributed back to their songwriter, composer and music publisher members.
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ASDACS
The Australian Screen Directors Authorship Collecting Society Ltd (ASDACS) represents film, television and audiovisual directors, in the collection and distribution of royalties that arise from the screening of their works due to their rights and entitlements - here and around the world.
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AWGACS
Established by the Australian Writers’ Guild in 1996, the Authorship Collecting Society (AWGACS) is a not-for-profit collecting society for screenwriters. AWGACS collects and distributes international and domestic royalties for Australian and New Zealand writers.
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Copyright Agency
Copyright Agency is a not-for-profit organisation that collects and distributes copyright fees for copying and sharing of text and images to writers, artists and publishers. Copyright Agency is appointed by the Australian government to manage licence schemes that allow copying and sharing of text and images in the education and government sectors, and the artists’ resale royalty scheme. It also manages licensing solutions for commercial copying and sharing of text and images, such as by media monitoring companies and other businesses.
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PPCA
PPCA is a non-profit organisation that provides licences to Australian businesses to play recorded music in public. The net fees are distributed to record labels & registered Australian artists who create the recordings so they can continue to make music for all to enjoy.
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Screenrights
Screenrights is a not-for-profit membership organisation that provides rights and royalty management services to the screen industry. Screenrights facilitates access to screen content through simple licensing solutions for teachers in education, administrators in government, and home viewers with subscription TV – and provide royalty payments to members for the programs audiences love.
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