List of copyright collection societies

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

Global

* [http://www.cisac.org International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC)]
* [http://www.ifpi.org International Federation of the Phonogram Industry (IFPI)]
* [http://www.ifrro.org International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO)]
* [http://www.biem.org Bureau International des Sociétés Gérant les Droits D'Enregistrement et les Reproduction Mecanique (BIEM)]
* [http://www.ccli.com/ Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI)]

Europe

Finland

* [http://www.kopiosto.fi 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)
* [http://www.gramex.fi Gramex (performers and publishers of musical works)]
* [http://www.kuvastory.fi Kuvasto (arts)]
* [http://www.tuotos.fi Tuotos (audiovisual works)]
* [http://www.sanasto.fi Sanasto (litteral works)]

France

* [http://sacem.fr Société des auteurs compositeurs et éditeurs de musique (SACEM)]

Germany

* [http://www.gema.de Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte (GEMA)] (musical recordings and performances)
* [http://www.vg-werbung.de Verwertungsgesellschaft Werbung + Musik mbH (VGWM)] (musical recordings and performances)
* [http://www.gvl.de Gesellschaft zur Verwertung von Leistungsschutzrechten (GVL)] (performing artists)
* [http://www.vgwort.de Verwertungsgesellschaft Wort (VG Wort)] (texts of all kind)
* [http://www.bildkunst.de Verwertungsgesellschaft Bild-Kunst (VG Bild-Kunst)] (pictures, movies and fine arts)
* [http://www.vg-musikedition.de Verwertungsgesellschaft Musikedition (VG Musikedition)] (musical collections, music textbooks for school use, songbooks for church use)

Israel

* [http://www.acum.org.il/jsp/index_e.jsp] ACUM representing authors, composers, lyricists, poets, arrangers and music publishers.
* [http://www.eshkolot.co.il/Default.aspx?subject=16&set=9:2&id=20] ESHKOLOT represnting performers.

Italy

* [http://www.imaie.it/en/index.asp Institute for the Protection of Performing Artists (IMAE)]
* [http://www.siae.it Società Italiana degli Autori ed Editori (SIAE)]

The Netherlands

* [http://www.bumastemra.nl/ Buma/Stemra]
* [http://www.sena.nl/ SENA]
* [http://www.musicopy.nl/ Musicopy]

Norway

* [http://www.tono.no/ TONO] (Copyright collective for authors and composers of musical works)
* [http://www.kopinor.no/ Kopinor] (books, newspapers, magazines, sheet music, and similar publications)

Sweden

* [http://www.stim.se/stim/prod/stimv4eng.nsf Swedish Performing Right Society, STIM]
* [http://www.copyswede.se/ COPYSWEDE]

Austria

* [http://www.akm.co.at/ Autoren, Komponisten und Musikverleger]

Switzerland

* [http://www.suisa.ch/ SUISA]

United Kingdom

* [http://www.alcs.co.uk/ Authors' Licensing & Collecting Society (ALCS)]
* [http://www.artistscollectingsociety.org.uk/ Artists' Collecting Society (ACS)]
* [http://www.bds.tv/ Broadcasting Data Services (BDS)]
* [http://www.equitycollecting.org.uk/ British Equity Collecting Society (BECS)]
* [http://www.cla.co.uk/ Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA)]
* [http://www.dacs.org.uk/ Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS)]
* [http://www.dprs.org/home.htm Directors UK (D-UK) formerly the Directors' and Producers' Rights Society (DPRS)]
* [http://www.era.org.uk/ Educational Recording Agency (ERA)]
* [http://www.mcps.co.uk/ Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society (MCPS)]
* [http://www.mplcuk.com/ Motion Picture Licensing Company (MPLC)]
* Newspaper Licensing Agency ( [http://www.nla.co.uk/ NLA] )
* [http://www.ouw.co.uk/ Open University Worldwide (OUW)]
* [http://www.pamra.org.uk/ Performing Artists' Media Rights Association (PAMRA)]
* Performing Right Society ( [http://www.prs.co.uk/ PRS] )
* [http://www.ppluk.com/ Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL)]
* [http://www.pls.org.uk/ngen_public/default.asp Publishers' Licensing Society (PLS)]
* [http://www.musicmall.co.uk/vpl/vpl_content.nsf/contentview/p1?opendocument Video Performance Limited (VPL)]

North America

Canada

* [http://www.carcc.ca Canadian Artists Representation Copyright Collective (CARCC)]
* [http://www.accesscopyright.ca Access - The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (formerly CanCopy)]
* Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers ( [http://www.socan.ca SOCAN] )
* [http://www.cmrra.ca/home4/home4.html Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. (CMRRA)]
* [http://www.copibec.qc.ca Societe quebecoise de gestion collective des droit de reproduction (COPIBEC)]
* [http://www.sodrac.com Societe du droit de reproduction des auteurs, compositeurs et editeurs au Canada (SODRAC)]

Saint Lucia

* Hewanorra Musical Society of Saint Lucia

United States

* [http://www.arsny.com/ Artists Rights Society of New York (ARS)]
* American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers ( [http://www.ascap.com/ ASCAP] )
* Broadcast Music Incorporated ( [http://www.bmi.com/ BMI] )
* Christian Copyright Licensing International ( [http://www.ccli.com/ CCLI] )
* Society of European Stage Authors & Composers ( [http://www.sesac.com/ SESAC] )

South America

Brazil

* [http://www.ecad.org.br/ Escritório Central de Arrecadação de Direitos Autorais (ECAD)]

Oceania

Australia

* [http://www.amcos.com.au Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS)]
* Australasian Performing Right Association ( [http://www.apra.com.au APRA)]
* [http://www.ccli.com.au Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI)]
* [http://www.copyright.com.au Copyright Agency Limited (CAL)]
* [http://www.ppca.com.au Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA)]
* [http://www.viscopy.com.au/ VISCOPY Australia]

New Zealand

* [http://www.ppnz.co.nz Phonographic Performances NZ]
* [http://www.apra.co.nz APRA New Zealand]
* [http://www.ccli.co.nz/ Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI)]

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