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We work for Collective Management Organisations (CMOs) who represent copyright owners - authors, visual artists and publishers. In addition we work with other CMOs that have entered into an agreement whereby we provide management services on an agency basis.
For CMOs that represent copyright owners
To be included in the licensing scheme and receive royalties for copyright owners, CMOs will need to join and become members. We currently have 4 members; The Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS), Publishers' Licensing Services (PLS), PICSEL and The Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS).
By joining, rights owners' works will be included in our copying licences sold to businesses, education institutions and public sector organisations. These licences give licence holders the right to make copies of those works where they are published in books, journals, magazines and on certain websites. Royalties from licence fees are paid to the CMO, who in turn distribute the money back to the copyright owners they represent.
We accept as members CMOs that represent any relevant classes of rights owners. CLA will open a window for any interested CMOs to apply for membership every January. For further information about joining please download the Membership Application Form or contact us.
We offer account management services for the education sector
With streamlined workflow systems and over 30 years experience in our core markets we’re uniquely positioned to help CMOs and other rights organisations to maximise the value of their rights and content.
We specialise in the education market so if you are a CMO you may be able to benefit from our comprehensive network of customers and contacts – from central and local government, to negotiating bodies and educational institutions themselves.
We can offer a full service agency solution across the education sector to sell your content, rights or licences to generate revenues, raise your profile, manage compliance and provide additional data.
With CLA as your outsourcing partner, you’ll be in a better position to meet any challenges and improving the service you can offer your rights owners while streamlining and simplifying licensing for content users.
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