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Copyright agencies are governmental agencies charged with regulating copyrights. Common activities include setting royalty rates, administering copyright registration databases, and issuing interpretations of copyright statutes. While some copyright agencies may also act as copyright collection societies, not all have that authority, and many copyright collection societies are only authorized by the government or are completely independent. Copyright is a kind of intellectual property which protects the original expression of ideas. Creators can use it to manage how their content is used. == Function == The core function of copyright agency is to license users of copyright material to make reproductions and communications of copyright works under appropriate provisions of ''the Copyright Act 1968,'' and to distribute money collected fairly and equitably to copyright owners and creators. They think that creators and publishers should receive a fair reward when their work is re-used. The way to ensure this is to issue licenses to organizations that want to copy and re-use their published work. The license fees collected are then passed on to the copyright owners - the authors, publishers and visual artists - that they represent. Any organization photocopying, scanning or digitally reproducing material from copyright publications will normally require a license to ensure legal compliance. The licenses will help to reduce the risk and potential cost of copyright infringement. This requirement applies to any organizations in the business, education, public or charitable sector. By copying it mean photocopying, scanning and re-use of content from magazines, books, journals, electronic and online publications, as well as press cuttings or documents supplied by a licensed third party. The licenses provide a cost effective way to manage the risk associated with using and reproducing copyright materials. For example the Copyright Agency for Australia(Viscopy) collects fees and distributes royalties to creator members for the reuse of their copyrighted text and images. they also manage the schools and universities copying schemes, the Federal, State and Territory government copying schemes, the Resale Royalty scheme for artists, and the special provisions for institutions assisting people with print disabilities. Businesses demonstrating best practice governance, secure commercial licences from copyright agency for improved compliance and seamless work flow. their members are authors, poets and playwrights, journalists, publishers, visual artists, photographers, cartoonists and illustrators and surveyors. Since 2012, the Copyright Agency and Viscopy, which licenses images of artworks, have joined forces. Viscopy’s members are visual artists. Jointly, we have more than 41,000 members. they are responsible to: * the Commonwealth Attorney General under our appointment to manage the ‘statutory’ licences for education and government. (See Declaration by the Attorney-General) * the Minister for the Arts under our appointment to manage the artists’ resale royalty scheme. * members under the Corporations Act. * people who hold licence fees under trust obligations. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Copyright agency」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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