BL 8 - Useful Websites About Copyright Part 2

Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA)

Website Title: APRA for composers authors and publishers of music

Website Address: http://www.apra.com.au/

Brief Description of the Organisation/Resource (Often found in an ‘About Us’ section):

Since 1926 APRA (the Australasian Performing Right Association) has been making life a little easier for songwriters, composers.and music users. Australian copyright law makes songwriters and composers the exclusive owners of their original music and lyrics. Nobody else can use their work without getting their permission first, and if necessary, paying a royalty for this use. This is where APRA steps in. APRA is a not-for-profit organisation that collects royalties on behalf of its 44,000+ members, and by agreement, for all the copyright owners around the world.

Brief Overview of the Website Contents (Note: 1 paragraph or series of dot points):

Writers
Publishers
Music users

Royalties
· Copyright and collecting royalties
· Allocation and distribution of APRA royalties
· Allocation and distribution of AMCOS royalties
· Our distribution rules and practices
· Payment timetable
· Royalty queries, disputes or complaints
· Withholding Tax and GST in Australia

Date and Time you visited the website

Website - http://www.apra.com.au/ 3/12/06 3:40 PM

Screenrights (Formerly - The Audio Visual Copyright Society)

Website Title: Screenrights

Website Address: http://www.screen.org/

Brief Description of the Organisation/Resource (Often found in an ‘About Us’ section):

Screenrights was set up in 1990 to administer provisions in the Copyright Act that let schools, TAFEs and universities copy from TV and radio for teaching, provided they pay a fee. We monitor copying, collect royalties and distribute this money to our members on a non-profit basis. Screenrights’ educational copying licences now give more than 10,000 Australian and New Zealand educational institutions access to this valuable resource. They also bring in more than $20 million a year for distribution to the filmmakers who make the programs educators copy.
Because our educational service is valuable to our members and to educators, we developed an online portal of resources, www.enhancetv.com.au that brings both these sectors together. Enhancetv lets educators know about upcoming programs relevant to them, and helps filmmakers improve their reach into this market for free. Visit enhancetv now and find out more

Brief Overview of the Website Contents (Note: 1 paragraph or series of dot points):

• Film and TV users
• Film and TV industry
• Screenrights

Date and Time you visited the website:

http://www.screen.org/ 3/12/06 3:45 PM