Entry Know your rights

Editor 2004-06-09   Comments Comments (0)

Computers enable the creation and distribution of cultural works that challenge copyright laws and the administration and allocation of royalties.

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(Photo courtesy Toy Satellite. Terminal Quartet, November 2003)

The Terminal Quartet (Melbourne, Australia) perform structured improvisations, largely composed in realtime, at least one of its four movements is based on a generative, ever-changing score.

Every venue pays an annual APRA fee but will any if it go to the composers of such a work.

Regardless of whether it was performed live or a recorded version of this work is played off CD, fees are paid to APRA who collect them on behalf of member composers.

But is such a work recognised as a legitimate composition with legitimate entitlements? Is a recording of this work, and any other independent release entitled to royalties were it played off CD in a bar, hairdressing salon or cafe?

Get in touch with the agencies who are contributing towards the development of policies that determine how you create and disseminate your cultural content. Ask lots of questions.


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