Filscap Info

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Copyright

Copyright is the exclusive right of a creator of an artistic or literary work to prevent or authorize the

reproduction, modification/adaptation, first public distribution, rental, public display, public

performance and communication to the public of his work. Ordinarily, the authorization is giventhrough the issuance of a license wherein the copyright owner may require the payment of license fees

or royalties for the use of the work.

Types of Rights:

1. Reproduction Right - the right to allow or prevent the copying or recording of the work; in the

music industry, reproduction right is classified as follows:

a. Print Reproduction Rights – the right to reproduce a musical work in printed format b. Mechanical Rights – the right to make an audio recording of a musical work in phonogram (e.g.,

tape, compact disc or DVD) or digital format

c. Synchronization Rights – to right to record a musical work in timed-relation or synchronization withvisual images (e.g., recording music as part of a movie, TV show or commercial) in phonogram (e.g.,

tape, compact disc or DVD) or digital format

2. Modification/Adaptation Right - to right to allow or prevent the translation, adaptation, abridgement,new arrangement and any another modification of the work

3. First Public Distribution Right - the right to allow or prevent the first public distribution of the work

4. Rental Right - the right to allow or prevent the commercial rental of the work

5. Public Display Right- the right to allow or prevent the public display of the work

6. Public Performance Right - the right to allow or prevent the playing, performance, transmission and

broadcast of the work to the public

7. Communication to the Public Right – the right to allow or prevent the making available of the work

to the public such that the public may access them from a place and at the time chosen by them

Copyright Societies

Copyright societies have been established in different countries to effectively and efficiently manage

and enforce the rights of copyright owners. Without copyrights societies, it would be very difficult and

expensive for copyright owners to enforce their rights on their own not only in their country but inother countries as well.

For instance, a music creator authorizing the public performance of his works would have to locate,

monitor and license every public performance of his work worldwide. Music users on the other hand,

would have to deal with several copyright owners in different locations if there were no collective bodies licensing local and foreign works.



What is public performance license?

Any person or corporation causing or authorizing a public performance in the Philippines of any copyrighted music belonging to FILSCAP’s worldwide repertoire must obtain a publicperformance license from FILSCAP.

Although FILSCAP is primarily comprised of Filipino composers and publishers, we protect

over 20 million copyrighted local and foreign works. That’s approximately 90% of thecopyrighted musical works currently being played or performed in the country. This meansthat chances are, your establishment plays or performs music from our ever-increasingrepertoire.

A public performance license is needed regardless of whether the music is performed live or by recorded means and irrespective of whether a fee for admission to that performance ischarged or not.

Membership

Why Should I Join?

If your works are performed in public, such as in bars, restaurants, malls, or when it isbroadcast over the radio or television, then you are entitled to royalties as a copyright owner of musical works.

FILSCAP is an organization which secures and distributes these rewards for composers,lyricists and publishers even when the musical works are played or performed overseas. We

collect license fees on behalf of our members, who, individually, may find it difficult to monitor and collect performance royalties.

Our reciprocal agreements with Foreign Societies ensure that your works are protected inother countries.

As a member, you can register your songs, receive royalty payments, seek legal assistance,and attend workshops and seminars.

There is a nominal application fee and an annual membership fee which will be deductedfrom your collected royalties.



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