Singapore legislation
Regulation 25
of Copyright (Collective Management Organisations) Regulations 2023
Regulation 25
Information to members about usage of portfolios and distributions of tariffs
Subregulation 1
The distribution policy must require the CMO to give the following information to a member when making a distribution to the member:
general information about the users and usage of the member’s portfolio;
information about the period of use for each work or performance in the member’s portfolio;
how the distributed amount was calculated for each work or performance in the member’s portfolio;
for each tariff scheme operated by the CMO that applies to a work or performance in the member’s portfolio —
how often permission is granted under each class of case to which the scheme applies;
the categories of rights for which permission is granted under the scheme; and
how often permission is granted for each category of rights.
Subregulation 2
The distribution policy must require the CMO to provide the information collected under regulation 24(a)(i) to a member if so requested by the member.
Subregulation 3
The distribution policy may provide that, when the CMO makes a distribution to a member, the CMO must give to the member any other information required by the distribution policy.
Subregulation 4
However, the distribution policy may provide that the CMO is not required to give any information under this regulation if —
the CMO does not have the information because of the conduct of a user (for example, the user fails to provide information about its use of the CMO’s portfolio despite the CMO’s best efforts to collect that information); and
the CMO explains to the member the efforts it has taken to collect that information.