collection services
Screenrights offers a number of royalty collection services to members, paying royalties for the use of their work where it is difficult or impossible to license on an individual basis. For an overview, download In Brief - What Services Should I Register For?
Because Screenrights is a non-profit organisation, all money it collects is distributed to members after the deduction of administrative overheads only. These overheads vary from service to service and from year to year, however as a rough guide, for 2009 our overall ratio of administrative expenses to total collections was 13.8%. More information on expenses to collections ratios for each service can be found in our Annual Report.
Rightsholders should note that if they appoint an agent to collect Screenrights royalties on their behalf, the agent may also charge an administrative or agent's fee on top of Screenrights costs.
Australia
Australian Educational Service
Screenrights collects fees from educational institutions for the copying and communication of television and radio broadcasts for educational purposes.
Australian Government Service
Screenrights collects fees from state and federal government departments for the copying of television and radio broadcasts.
Australian Retransmission Service
Screenrights collects fees from retransmitters, such as pay television operators, for the retransmission of free-to-air broadcasts over their networks.
New Zealand
New Zealand Educational Service
Screenrights collects fees from educational institutions for the copying of television and radio broadcasts for educational purposes, as well as the copying of audiovisual material legally made available online. Royalties are also collected for the communication of these copies.
International
Screenrights International
Screenrights registers titles with international collecting societies to collect royalties they are holding on behalf of our members.
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Receiving Screenrights royalties.. was very important. It really helped with the investment return in my project and will be good when I want to get investment for my next project. With the balance I was able to pay myself back some of the money that I invested in my project. It was wonderful.. AND unexpected.
- Jasmin Tarasin Director / Producer Pure Pictures
