List of copyright collection societies

This is a list of international and national copyright collection societies and companies, also called "copyright collectives".

Global

Asia

Azerbaijan

China

Georgia

Indonesia
  • Wahana Musik Indonesia (WAMI)

India

Hong Kong

Japan
Music
Visual arts
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 Association (JPCA) - Issued a strong statement against Google Book Search Settlement Agreement.
  • Japan Reproduction Rights Center (JRRC) - Mainly on behalf of paper-based publishers.
  • Rental Rights Administration Center for Publications (RRAC)

Kazakhstan
  • National Union of Right Holders (NUR)

Malaysia
  • Motion Picture Licensing Company Malaysia
  • Recording Performers Malaysia Berhad (RPM)
  • Music Authors' Copyright Protection (MACP)
  • Performers & Artistes Rights Malaysia (PRISM)
  • Public Performance Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PPM)
  • Music Rights Sabah Berhad (MRS)

Mongolia
  • Mongolian Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (MOSCAP)

Nepal
  • Music Royalty Collection Society Nepal (MRCSN)
  • Performers' Society of Nepal (PSN)
  • Music Producers' Society of Nepal (MPSN)

Philippines

Russia

Singapore
  • Christian Copyright Licensing International Singapore
  • Christian Video Licensing International Singapore
  • Composers and Authors Society of Singapore (COMPASS)
  • Motion Picture Licensing Company Singapore

South Korea
  • Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA)[1]
  • The Korean Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (KOSCAP)[1]
  • Recording Industry Association of Korea (RIAK)
  • Federation of Korean Music Performers (FKMP)

Sri Lanka
  • Author Composers & Publishers Organization of Sri Lanka (ACPOSL)
  • International Film and Movie Licensing Authority (IFAMLA)

Taiwan
  • Association of Recording Copyright Owners (ARCO)
  • Music Copyright Society of Taipei (MÜST)

Thailand
  • Music Copyright (Thailand) Ltd (MCT)
  • Phonorights
  • MCT-Phonorights Company Limited (MPC)

Africa

Ghana

Kenya
  • Kenya Association of Music Producers (KAMP)
  • Reproduction Rights Society of Kenya (KOPIKEN)
  • Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK)
  • Performers Rights Society of Kenya (PRISK)

Mauritius
  • Mauritius Society of Authors

Nigeria
  • Audio Visual Rights Society of Nigeria (AVRS)
  • Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON)
  • Reproduction Rights Society of Nigeria (REPRONIG)
  • Musical Copyright Society Nigeria Ltd (MCSN)

South Africa
  • Christian Copyright Licensing International South Africa
  • Christian Video Licensing International South Africa
  • Dramatic, Artistic and Literary Rights Organisation (DALRO)
  • International Independent Artist Rights Organisation (iIARO)
  • Composers Authors and Publishers Association (CAPASSO)
  • Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO)
  • The Recording Industry Of South Africa (RISA)
  • South African Music Performance Rights Association (SAMPRA)

Uganda

Tanzania
  • Copyright Society of Tanzania (COSOTA)
  • National Arts Council, Tanzania (BASATA)

Europe

Austria

Source:[2]

  • Autoren, Komponisten und Musikverleger (AKM)
  • Vervielfältigungs- und Verbreitungsrechte auf Ton- und Bildtonträgern (AustroMechana - AuMe)
  • Interpreten und Produzenten von Tonträgern und Musikvideos (LSG)
  • Literar-Mechana
  • Motion Picture Licensing Company (VAM)
  • Rechte der bildenden Künstler, Fotografen und Choreografen (Bildrecht)
  • Rechte und Ansprüche der Filmschaffenden (VDFS)
  • Rechte und Ansprüche der Rundfunkunternehmer (VGR)

Belgium

Bulgaria
  • PROPHON - non-profit organization for collective management of related music rights - those of phonogram producers and artists
  • MUSICAUTOR - non-profit organization for collective management of copyrights - those of authors and composers

Croatia

Cyprus
  • PRS for Music, formerly MCPS-PRS Alliance
  • CNR- Cyprus Neighbouring Management: Musicians, Singers.

Czech Republic
  • OSA - Ochranný svaz autorský pro práva k dílům hudebním (authors of music and lyrics)
  • INTERGRAM, nezávislá společnost výkonných umělců a výrobců zvukových a zvukově obrazových záznamů (music interpreters, audio publishers, audiovisual publishers)
  • DILIA, divadelní, literární, audiovizuální agentura (literature, performing arts)
  • Ochranná organizace autorská-Sdružení autorů děl výtvarného umění, architektury a obrazové složky audiovizuálních děl (fine arts, architecture, visual part of audiovisual works)
  • GESTOR - ochranný svaz autorský (resales of originals)
  • Ochranná asociace zvukařů - autorů (sound engineers)

Denmark
  • VISDA (former Copydan) Visuelle Rettigheder i Danmark. Image rights and licensing.
  • Christian Video Licensing International Denmark
  • Gramex
  • KODA
  • Motion Picture Licensing Company Denmark
  • Nordisk Copyright Bureau

Estonia
  • EAÜ (authors and composers of musical works)
  • EFÜ (phonogram producers)
  • EEL (performers of musical works)

Finland
  • Kopiosto (Copyright organization for authors, publishers and performing artists, collecting fees for photocopying, radio and TV programmes, extended collective licensing agreements and copyright levies)
  • Teosto (authors and composers of musical works)
  • Gramex (performers and publishers of musical works)
  • Kuvasto (arts)
  • Tuotos (audiovisual works)
  • Sanasto (literal works)

France
  • Agence nationale de gestion des oeuvres audiovisuelles (ANGOA)
  • EXTRA-MEDIA
  • Société des auteurs et compositeurs dramatiques (SACD)
  • Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique (SACEM)
  • Société civile des auteurs multimédia (SCAM)
  • Société pour l'administration du droit de reproduction mécanique des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs (SDRM)
  • Société des auteurs dans les arts graphiques et plastiques (ADAGP)
  • Société civile des éditeurs de langue française (SCELF)
  • Centre français d’exploitation du droit de copie (CFC)
  • Société des éditeurs et auteurs de musique (SEAM) SEAM
  • SESAM
  • SORIMAGE
  • Société pour l’administration des droits des artistes et musiciens interprètes (ADAMI)
  • Société de perception et de distribution des droits des artistes interprètes de la musique et de la danse (SPEDIDAM)
  • Société pour la perception de la rémunération équitable (SPRE)
  • Société de la Propriété Artistique et des Dessins et Modèles (SPADEM) - visual artists
  • Société pour la rémunération de la copie privée sonore (SORECOP)
  • Société pour la rémunération de la copie privée audiovisuelle (COPIE FRANCE)
  • Société civile des producteurs associés (SCPA)
  • Société civile pour l’exploitation des droits des producteurs phonographiques (SCPP)
  • Société civile des producteurs de phonogrammes en France (SPPF)
  • Société civile des producteurs de phonogrammes en France (PROCIREP)
  • Société civile des auteurs, réalisateurs et producteurs (ARP)
  • Société française des intérêts des auteurs de l’écrit (SOFIA)
  • Société des auteurs de l’image fixe (SAIF)
  • Société des auteurs de jeux (SAJE)
  • Société des arts visuels associés (AVA)
  • Société des artistes-interprètes (SAI)
  • La Société civile des Auteurs Réalisateurs et Producteurs (L'ARP)
  • Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP), the National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing

Germany
  • Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte (GEMA)
  • Gesellschaft zur Verwertung von Leistungsschutzrechten GmbH (GVL)
  • Gesellschaft zur Übernahme und Wahrnehmung von Filmaufführungsrechten mbH (GÜFA)
  • Verwertungsgesellschaft Bild - Kunst (VG Bild-Kunst)
  • Verwertungsgesellschaft Wort - Rechtsfähiger Verein kraft Verleihung (VG Wort)
  • Gesellschaft zur Verwertung der Urheber- und Leistungsschutzrechte von Medienunternehmen mbH (VG Media)
  • Verwertungsgesellschaft Musikedition - Rechtsfähiger Verein kraft Verleihung (VG Musikedition)
  • Verwertungsgesellschaft der Film- und Fernsehproduzenten mbH (VFF)
  • Verwertungsgesellschaft für Nutzungsrechte an Filmwerken mbH (VGF)
  • Gesellschaft zur Wahrnehmung von Film- und Fernsehrechten mbH (GWFF)
  • Urheberrechtschutz Gesellschaft mbH (AGICOA)
  • Verwertungsgesellschaft Treuhandgesellschaft Werbefilm GmbH (VG TWF)
  • Gesellschaft zur Wahrnehmung von Veranstalterrechten mbH (GWVR)
  • Cultural Commons Collecting Society SCE mbH (C3S) (planned)

Greece
  • Autodia Collective Management Society: Songwriters, Music Composers
  • GEA-GRAMMO, ERATO, APOLLON: Producers, Musicians, Singers (neighboring rights).

Hungary
  • Artisjus (music, literature)
  • EJI (performers)
  • FilmJUS (movies)
  • MAHASZ (record producers)
  • HUNGART (visual artists)
  • RSZ (reprography)

Iceland
  • STEF (music) www.stef.is
  • Smáís (video and video games)
  • Myndstef (pictures, architects, etc.)
  • Fjölís (books)
  • SFH (performers, record producers)
  • IHM

Republic of Ireland
  • Christian Copyright Licensing International
  • Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO)
  • Irish Visual Artists Rights Organisation (IVARO)
  • Motion Picture Licensing Company Ireland
  • Phonographic Performance Ireland (PPI)

Italy
  • New Institute for the Protection of Performing Artists Rights (NUOVO IMAIE[3])
  • Society for the collective administration of Audiovisual Performers’ Rights (ARTISTI 7607)
  • Institute for the Protection of Performing Artists (IMAIE - not active anymore[4])
  • Motion Picture Licensing Corporation Italy
  • Società Italiana degli Autori ed Editori (SIAE)
  • Società Consorzio Fonografici (SCF)
  • Diritti Artisti (IPAA)
  • R.A.S.I. Rete Artisti Spettacolo Innovazione (www.reteartistispettacolo.it)
  • Society collecting compensations of neighbouring rights - ItsRight (www.itsright.it)
  • Soundreef

Latvia
  • LaIPA (Latvian performers’ and Producers’ Association)
  • AKKA/LAA (Copyright and Communication Consulting Agency/Latvian Authors Association)
  • LATREPRO (Latvian Reprographic Rights Organisation)

Lithuania
  • AVAKA (Lithuanian audiovisual authors and producers rights association)
  • LATGA (Association LATGA - Lithuanian Copyright Society)
  • AGATA (AGATA - Lithuanian Neighbouring Rights Society)

Luxembourg
  • Luxorr Société de gestion et de répartition des droits d'auteur et des droits voisins (Luxembourg Organization For Reproduction Rights Asbl) - Website: www.luxorr.lu & www.lord.lu
  • Sacem Luxembourg (société des auteurs compositeurs et éditeurs de musique)

The Netherlands
  • Buma/Stemra
  • SENA
  • Musicopy
  • Norma
  • IPRO
  • Leenrecht
  • Lira
  • Pictoright
  • PM
  • PRO
  • Reprorecht
  • Sekam
  • Sekam Video
  • StOPnl
  • SSK Music

Norway
  • Kopinor (books, newspapers, magazines, sheet music, and similar publications)
  • Motion Picture Licensing Company Norway
  • TONO (Copyright collective for authors and composers of musical works)
  • Gramo (Joint Collecting Society in Norway for Musicians, Performing Artists and Phonogram Producers)
  • BONO (Norwegian Visual Artists Copyright Society)

Poland

There are twelve officially recognized copyright collection societies in Poland:

  • ZAiKS (Polish Society of Authors and Composers)
  • ZPAV (Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry)
  • SFP - ZAPA (Polish Filmmakers Association - The Union of Audiovisual Authors and Producers)
  • STOART (Union of Performing Artists STOART)
  • SAWP (Polish Association of Performing Artists of Music and Music with Lyrics)
  • STL (Polish Folk Arts Society)
  • KOPIPOL (Association of Copyright Collective Administration for Authors of Scientific and Technical Works)
  • REPROPOL (Publishers Association)
  • Copyright Polska - SAiW (Association of Authors and Publishers)
  • ZPAP (Association of Polish Artists and Designers)
  • ZPAF (Association of Polish Art Photographers)
  • ZASP (Association of Polish Stage Artists)

Independent Management Entities in Poland:

  • Faded Media

Portugal
  • Motion Picture Licensing Company
  • Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores (SAD)
  • GDA
  • Audiogest

Romania
  • Motion Picture Licensing Company Romania
  • Romanian Musical Performing and Mechanical Rights Society
  • ORDA
  • Credidam
  • UCMR-ADA
  • UPFR
  • UPVR
  • Dacin-Sara

Slovakia
  • SOZA (Slovak Performing Rights Society)

Slovenia
  • Združenje SAZAS
  • Društvo ZAMP
  • SAZOR
  • Zavod IPF
  • Zavod AIPA

Spain
  • Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (SGAE)
  • Unison Rights España - Operador Gestion Independiente (UNISON)
  • Centro Español de Derechos Reprográficos (CEDRO)
  • Visual Entidad de Gestión de Artistas Plásticos (VEGAP)
  • Asociación Derechos de Autor de Medios Audiovisuales (DAMA)
  • Artistas Intérpretes o Ejecutantes, Sociedad de Gestión de España (AIE)
  • Artistas Intérpretes Sociedad de Gestión (AISGE)
  • Asociación de Gestión de Derechos Intelecuales (AGEDI)
  • Entidad de Gestión de Derechos de los Productores Audiovisuales (EGEDA)

Sweden

Switzerland

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Middle East

Armenia
  • ARMAUTHOR

Egypt

Israel
  • Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers in Israel (ACUM) (performance rights society, representing authors, poets, lyricists, composers, arrangers, and music publishers)
  • ESHKOLOT representing performers
  • Tali Rights, the Israeli Scriptwriters & Directors Collecting society
  • EILAM, Israeli Musicians' Collecting Society representing performing musicians and conductors

Turkey
  • Musical Work Owners Group (MSG)
  • Türkiye Musiki Eseri Sahipleri Meslek Birligi (MESAM)
  • Turkish Phonographic Industry Society (MÜ-YAP)
  • Müzik Yorumcuları Birliği (MÜYORBİR)

North America
Further information: Performance rights organisation § Organizations

Canada
  • Access Copyright – The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (formerly CanCopy)
  • Alliance of Canadian Cinema Television and Radio Artists Performers' Rights Society (ACTRA)
  • American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM)
  • Audio-Video Licensing Agency (AVLA)
  • Border Broadcasters' Inc. (BBI)
  • Canadian Artists' Representation Copyright Collective (CARCC)
  • Canadian Broadcasters Rights Agency (CBRA)
  • Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd (CMRRA Ltd)
  • Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC)
  • Canadian Retransmission Collective (CRC)
  • Canadian Retransmission Right Association (CRCC)
  • Canadian Screenwriters Collection Society (CSCS)
  • Copyright Collective of Canada (CCC)
  • Directors Rights Collective of Canada (DRCC)
  • Direct Response Television Collective (DRTVC)
  • Educational Rights Collective of Canada (ERCC)
  • FWS Joint Sports Claimants (FWS)
  • Major League Baseball Collective of Canada Inc. (MLB)
  • Musicians' Rights Organization Canada (MROC)
  • Producers Audiovisual Collective of Canada (PACC)
  • Playwrights Guild of Canada (PGC) (formerly Playwrights Union of Canada)
  • Re:Sound Music Licensing Company
  • Société civile des auteurs multimedia (SCAM)
  • Société de gestion collective de l'Union des artistes (ARTISTI)
  • Société de gestion collective des droits des producteurs de phonogrammes et vidéogrammes du Québec (SOPROQ)
  • Société des auteurs et compositeurs dramatiques (SACD)
  • Société du droit de reproduction des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs au Canada (SODRAC)
  • Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN)
  • Société québécoise de gestion collective des droit de reproduction (COPIBEC)
  • Société québécoise des auteur dramatiques (SoQAD)

Caribbean
  • Eastern Caribbean Collective Organisation for Music Rights (ECCO)
  • Copyright Organisation of Trinidad & Tobago (COTT)
  • Copyright Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Incorporated (COSCAP)
  • Jamaica Music Society (JAMMS)
  • Jamaica Association of Composers, Authors and Publishers Limited (JACAP)
  • The Trinidad and Tobago Copyright Collection Organisation (TTCO)

Mexico
  • Motion Picture Licensing Corporation Mexico
  • SACM (Sociedad De Autores y Compositores De Mexico)

United States

South America
  • Motion Picture Licensing Corporation South America

Argentina
  • Asociación Argentina de Intérpretes (AADI)
  • Sociedad General de Autores de la Argentina (ArgenTores)
  • Centro de Administración de Derechos Reprográficos de la República Argentina (CADRA)
  • Sociedad Argentina de Autores y Compositores de Música (SADAIC)
  • Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (CAPIF)
  • Motion Picture Licensing Corporation South America
  • Sociedad Argentina de Autores Fotográficos (SADAFO)
  • Sociedad Argentina de Actores e Intérpretes (SAGAI)

Brazil

Chile
  • Motion Picture Licensing Corporation South Chile
  • Sociedad Chilena del Derecho de Autor (SCD)

Colombia
  • Asociación Colombiana de Intérpretes y Productores Fonográficos (ACINPRO)
  • Asociación Nacional de Autores e Intérpretes de la Canción Colombiana (ANAICOL)
  • Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de Colombia (SAYCO)

Peru

Ecuador
  • Sociedad de Artistas, Interpretes y Músicos Ejecutantes del Ecuador (SARIME)
  • Unión de Autores y Artistas Audiovisuales del Ecuador (UNIARTE)

Venezuela
  • Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de Venezuela (SACVEN)
  • Asociacion Venezolana de Interpretes y Productores de Fonogramas (AVINPRO)
  • Servicio Autonomo de la Propiedad Intelectual (SAPI)
  • Federación Latinoamericana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (FLAPF) (IFPI Latin America)

Oceania

Australasia

Australia

Fiji
  • Fiji Performing Rights Association

New Zealand
  • Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ)
  • Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) New Zealand
  • Christian Video Licensing International New Zealand
  • PPNZ Music Licensing
  • APRA New Zealand

References
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