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List of copyright collection societies
This is a list of international and national copyright collection societies and companies, also called "copyright collectives".
Global
- Association of International Collective Management of Audiovisual Works (AGICOA)
- Bureau International des Sociétés Gérant les Droits D'Enregistrement et les Reproduction Mecanique (BIEM)
- Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI)
- International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC)
- International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI)
- Motion Picture Licensing Corporation (MPLC)
Asia
Azerbaijan
- Copyright Agency of Azerbaijan Republic (Azərbaycan Respublikası Müəllif Hüquqları Agentliyi)
China
India
- Indian Reprographic Rights Organisation (IRRO)
- Recorded Music Performance Ltd (RMPL)
- The Indian Performing Right Society Ltd (IPRS)
Hong Kong
- Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong Ltd. (CASH)
Japan
- Music
- Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC) - Largest CMO in Japanese music industries.
- NexTone Inc. - Merged between Japan Rights Clearance Inc. and e-License in 2016.
- Music People's Nest (MPN)
- Visual arts
- Japan Art, Photograph and Graphic Art Copyright OrganizationInternational Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers. (APG-Japan) - A member of the
- Japanese Society for Protecting Artists' RightsMarc Chagall, Salvador Dalí and Le Corbusier. (JASPAR) - Non-Japanese visual arts such as
- Société pour la Protection des Droits ArtistiquesPablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. Downsized after the JASPAR's spin-off in 2012. (SPDA) - Handles works of
- Japan Photographic Copyright AssociationJapan Professional Photographers Society. (JPCA) - Represents ten photographic business associations such as
- Videos
- audiovisual Rights management association (aRma) - Established by Japan Association of Music Enterprises , Federation of Music Producers Japan , Geidankyo (meaning consortium of entertainment performers associations of Japan).
- Performers' Rights Entrustment (PRE) - Collects licensing fees of TV programs.
- Publications
- Japan Publishing Copyright AssociationGoogle Book Search Settlement Agreement. (JPCA) - Issued a strong statement against
- Japan Reproduction Rights Center (JRRC) - Mainly on behalf of paper-based publishers.
- Rental Rights Administration Center for Publications (RRAC)
Malaysia
- Public Performance Malaysia (PPM) - A not-for-profit Collective Management Organization (CMO), represents all eligible Malaysian recording companies and international recording companies who have exclusively licensed PPM members to control their rights in Malaysia.
Philippines
Russia
- Russian Organization for Intellectual Property VOIS (Collective society related rights)
- Russian Organization for Multimedia and Digital Systems (ROMS, or POMC in Russian; aka Russian Multimedia and Internet Society)
- Russian Author's Society (RAO)
South Korea
Africa
Ghana
- Ghana Music Rights Organization (GHAMRO)
Kenya
South Africa
Uganda
Zambia
- Zambian music Copyright Protection Society (ZAMCOPS)
Europe
Basque Country
- EKKI institution for managing authors’ and other rights holders' rights
Belgium
Bulgaria
- Musicautor is the organisation of authors and music publishers for managing of copyrights
Croatia
Cyprus
- PRS for Music, formerly MCPS-PRS Alliance
Czech Republic
- DILIA (Divadelní, literární, audiovizuální agentura)
- Ochranný svaz autorský
- INTERGRAM (INTERGRAM, nezávislá společnost výkonných umělců a výrobců zvukových a zvukově-obrazových záznamů)
- OOA-S (Ochranná organizace autorská – Sdružení autorů děl výtvarného umění, architektury a obrazové složky audiovizuálních děl)
- OAZA (Ochranná asociace zvukařů – autorů)
Denmark
- Gramex
- KODA
- Nordisk Copyright Bureau
Finland
- Teosto (authors and composers of musical works)
France
- Société des auteurs et compositeurs dramatiques (SACD)
- Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique (SACEM)
- Société de la Propriété Artistique et des Dessins et Modèles (SPADEM), visual artists - defunct
- Société des Auteurs Dans Les Arts Graphiques et Plastiques (ADAGP), visual artists
- Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP), the National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing
- Organisme de gestion collective des droits des artistes-interprètes (ADAMI), for performers
- Société de Perception et de Distribution des Droits des Artistes-Interprètes (SPEDIDAM), for performers
Germany
- Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte (GEMA)
- Gesellschaft zur Übernahme und Wahrnehmung von Filmaufführungsrechten mbH (GÜFA)
- Cultural Commons Collecting Society SCE mbH (C3S) (planned)
- Verwertungsgesellschaft Bild-Kunst
- VG Wort
Greece
- GEA-GRAMMO, ERATO, APOLLON : Producers, Musicians, Singers (neighboring rights).
Republic of Ireland
Italy
The Netherlands
Norway
- TONO (Copyright collective for authors and composers of musical works)
Poland
There are fourteen officially recognized copyright collection societies in Poland, among them:
- ZAiKS (Polish Society of Authors and Composers)
- ZPAV (Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry)
- ZPAP (Association of Polish Artists and Designers)
- SARP (Association of Polish Architects)
Portugal
Slovenia
- AIPA (Collecting Society of Authors, Performers and Producers of Audiovisual Works in Slovenia) [si]
- IPF (Collective Management of the Rights of Performers and Phonogram Producers in Slovenia) [si]
- SAZAS (Collective Management Society for Musical Authors' Rights in Slovenia [si]
Slovakia
- SOZA (Slovak Performing Rights Society)
Sweden
- Svenska Tonsättares Internationella Musikbyrå (Stim) (Swedish Performing Rights Society)
- IFPI Sweden - International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (Swedish Society of Music Companies)
Switzerland
- Motion Picture Licensing Company Switzerland
- ProLitteris
- SUISA
- Swissperform
Ukraine
United Kingdom
- Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS)
- Artists' Collecting Society (ACS)
- Christian Copyright Licensing International, United Kingdom
- Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA)
- Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS)
- Directors UK (D-UK), formerly the Directors' and Producers' Rights Society (DPRS)
- Motion Picture Licensing Corporation (MPLC)
- Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society (MCPS)
- PRS for Music, formerly MCPS-PRS Alliance
- Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL)
- Publishers' Licensing Services (PLS)
Middle East
Israel
- Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers in Israel (ACUM) (performance rights society, representing authors, poets, lyricists, composers, arrangers, and music publishers)
- Tali Rights, the Israeli Scriptwriters & Directors Collecting society
Turkey
- Müzik Yorumcuları Birliği (MÜYORBİR)
Lebanon
North America
Canada
- Access Copyright – The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (formerly CanCopy)
- American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM)
- Canadian Artists' Representation Copyright Collective (CARCC)
- Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd (CMRRA Ltd)
- Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC)
- Playwrights Guild of Canada (PGC) (formerly Playwrights Union of Canada)
- Re:Sound Music Licensing Company
- Société des auteurs et compositeurs dramatiques (SACD)
- Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN)
United States
- AFM & SAG-AFTRA Intellectual Property Rights Distribution Fund
- AllTrack (AllTrack Performing Rights), a US-based performance right organization
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
- Artists Rights Society
- BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.)
- Christian Copyright Licensing International
- Copyright Clearance Center (CCC)
- Harry Fox Agency, a US-based music rights agency
- Mechanical Licensing Collective (the MLC), the US based mechanical rights organization designated by the US Copyright Office.[2]
- Music Reports, a US-based music rights licensing company
- Motion Picture Licensing Corporation (MPLC)
- SESAC, a US-based performance rights association
- SoundExchange, a digital performance rights association (non-interactive radio)
- Pro Music Rights, a US-based performance rights association
South America
Argentina
Brazil
Oceania
Australasia
- Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS)
- Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA)
Australia
- Australian Writers Guild Authorship Collecting Society (AWGACS)
- Copyright Agency Limited (CAL)
- Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA)
- Screenrights: The Audio Visual Copyright Society (Audio-Visual Collecting Society Ltd)
References
- ^ Yim Seung-hye (July 28, 2015). "Divided royalties enrage musicians". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ "Music Licensing Modernization | U.S. Copyright Office".