About Screenrights

Established in 1990; not-for-profit.

Screenrights collects and distributes royalties for the use of broadcast programs.

Harvie Krumpet, Melodrama Pictures

Royalty collection services

Australian Educational Service

New Zealand Educational Service

Australian Retransmission Service

Australian Government Service

International Service

Where do the royalties go?

$34M collected

$25M total distributed

$13.8M total for Australian rightsholders

What do documentaries receive?

A copy of an hour long documentary from the Australian educational sample was worth between $3,000 and $12,000 (in the 2008 distribution year)

Year% of docos

copied

$Mill Total collected for Aust & NZ Educational Services

$Mill Total for docos

2008 26% 24.2 6.3

2007 45% 22.6 10.3

2006 31% 21.6 6.8

2005 23% 20.5 4.7

2004 35% 18.6 6.4

2003 39% 17.4 6.7

A copy of a two hour long feature film from the Australian educational sample was worth between $2,000 and $15,000 (in the 2008 distribution year)

Year

% of feature films

copied

$Mill Total collected for Aust & NZ Educational

Services

$'000 Total for feature

films

2008 2% 24.2 680

2007 1% 22.6 310

2006 3% 21.6 630

2005 4% 20.5 850

2004 3% 18.6 630

2003 4% 17.4 770

What do feature films receive?

What are retransmission royalties worth?

A program retransmitted in Australia receives between $14 to $276 per hour.

Factors influencing that range include the:

– time of day the program is broadcast

– channel the program is broadcast on

– extent to which that channel is retransmitted throughout Australia

Lockie Leonard, RB Films

What are the relevant rights…

Royalty The right to:

Australian Educational copying royalties copy the program from television or radio in Australia.

Australian Educational communication royalties

“communicate" the copy of the program from television or radio in Australia.

Australian Government copying royalties copy the program from television or radio in Australia.

Australian Retransmission royalties retransmit the program in Australia

New Zealand Educational copying royalties copy the program from television or radio in New Zealand.

New Zealand Educational communication royalties

“communicate" the copy of the program from television or radio in New Zealand.

International Retransmission royalties retransmit the film in the relevant territory.

International Private Copying royalties (or blank tape levy)

copy the film from a broadcast in the relevant territory.

International Other Copying of Transmission royalties (including educational copying)

copy the film from a broadcast in the relevant territory.

Terms to be aware of…

Off Air Copying Underlying Rights Educational royalties Collecting Society royalties Ancillary royalties Secondary royalties / rights All Media In Perpetuity Rights Period / Validity Period Broad base reproduction or exploitation rights

The Burning Season, Hatchling Productions

What are “Multiple Claims”?

Bastard Boys, Flying Cabbage Productions

A claim from at least two parties for the same title

Currently 1,000 titles in conflict

That’s $1.4 Mil of royalties on hold for distribution

28% of multiple claims involve Australians

Any agreements, including sales and distribution agreements, should ideally address who is entitled to claim Screenrights royalties.

Screenrights publishes suggested clauses that address who is entitled to royalties under the various collection services we offer.

More information at: www.screenrights.org

Animalia, Animalia Productions Pty Ltd

How can I avoid Multiple Claims?

How can I help speed up my royalty payment?

We recommend that you register your programs with Screenrights prior to broadcast.

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