Copyright Collecting Societies Code of Conduct: Call for Submissions
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Each of the societies, Australasian Performing Right Association Limited (“APRA”), Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society Limited (“AMCOS”), Phonographic Performance Company of Australia Limited (“PPCA”), Copyright Agency Limited (“CAL”), Audio‐Visual Copyright Society Limited (“Screenrights”), Viscopy Limited (“Viscopy”), Australian Writers’ Guild Authorship Collecting Society Limited (“AWGACS”) and Australian Screen Directors Authorship Collecting Society Limited (“ASDACS”), subscribes to a code of conduct for copyright collecting societies. The Code came into effect in July 2002, and was last reviewed in April 2008. A copy of the Code is available on each society’s website and can be downloaded or, if requested, a copy can be sent by post.
Compliance with the Code by participating collecting societies is currently the subject of an independent annual review being conducted by former Federal Court judge, Mr James Burchett QC.
The Code provides for interested parties to be able to make submissions directly to the code reviewer, Mr Burchett, concerning a collecting society’s compliance with the Code. Accordingly, should you wish to make any submissions to Mr Burchett in that regard, please address them in writing to the following address by no later than 31 July 2010.
The Code Reviewer
Suite 704
4 Young Street
Neutral Bay NSW 2089
Australia
Email: codereviewer@gmail.com
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