American Society for Collective Rights Licensing
Where do the funds come from?
These foreign systems include “statutory” systems that mandate permitted uses of visual art and photography, and that set use rates by the government, or according to foreign laws or public bodies. They include “compulsory” systems where permitted use of work is mandated by law but where rates for the use are established through private negotiations between collecting societies and legally authorized classes of users. There are semi-voluntary collective systems where both authorizations and rates may be set by a collective as a matter of law (where permitted uses and rates are not mandatory) but where the administration by a collective is mandatory. Some systems require obligatory management, where usage and rates are voluntarily negotiated but where the law requires the rights owner to be represented by a collective if they wish to participate. In addition to these revenue sources, ASCRL’s sister societies collect funds from levies and taxes that are collected in foreign countries for digital storage devices, photocopier levies, library lending systems, operator and equipment levies, and various other foreign sources.
These foreign systems include “statutory” systems that mandate permitted uses of visual art and photography, and that set use rates by the government, or according to foreign laws or public bodies. They include “compulsory” systems where permitted use of work is mandated by law but where rates for the use are established through private negotiations between collecting societies and legally authorized classes of users. There are semi-voluntary collective systems where both authorizations and rates may be set by a collective as a matter of law (where permitted uses and rates are not mandatory) but where the administration by a collective is mandatory. Some systems require obligatory management, where usage and rates are voluntarily negotiated but where the law requires the rights owner to be represented by a collective if they wish to participate. In addition to these revenue sources, ASCRL’s sister societies collect funds from levies and taxes that are collected in foreign countries for digital storage devices, photocopier levies, library lending systems, operator and equipment levies, and various other foreign sources.
