Singapore legislation
Regulation 3
of Copyright (Collective Management Organisations) Regulations 2023
Regulation 3
Meanings of “representation agreement” and “partner collecting society”; partner collecting societies not to be regarded as CMO members
Subregulation 1
In these Regulations —
“partner collecting society”, in relation to a CMO, means a person who is in a representation agreement with the CMO (whether as the authorising party or the authorised party); and
“representation agreement” means an agreement under which party X (the authorising party), who is managing the use of works or performances on behalf of other persons, authorises party Y (the authorised party) to manage the use of those works or performances.
Subregulation 2
In these Regulations, “members”, in relation to a CMO, means the authors, makers, publishers, performers and rights owners mentioned in section 459(1)(c)(ii), but not —
the CMO itself;
the CMO’s partner collecting societies; and
the authors, makers, publishers, performers and rights owners whose works or performances are managed by the CMO only by virtue of a representation agreement.