About Screenrights

Established in 1990; not-for-profit

Collects copyright royalties from the use of broadcast content by educational institutions in Australia and New Zealand

And these services:– Australian Retransmission Service– Australian Government Copying Service– Screenrights International: agent for collection of retransmission and

private copy levies in Europe, North America, South America and Africa

Closet Tales of Australian Fashion, Pure Pictures

Screenrights Distribution

Screenrights collected $30 million in revenue for the film and television industries (07/08)

Screenrights distributed 20.2 million in 07/08

Screenrights distributes over 80% of education royaltiesin the first 12 months

The Burning Season, Hatchling Productions

Educational institutions copy…

Educational institutions copy…

Documentaries are highly popular amongst educators

In the most recent distribution year a copy of an hour long documentary from the educational sample was worth between $3,000 and $12,000

How the Licence Works

1. All universities, TAFEs, most schools and many other educational institutions have a Screenrights licence

2. They can copy any program, anytime, anywhere & any amount

3. Including podcasts and vodcasts - made available on broadcasters websites

4. In any format, make available online, email or through content management systems

5. Make copies of copies

6. The only requirements is that the copy is made for the educational purposes of the institution

Gallipoli, Tolga Ornek

Monitoring Copying

1. Representative samples

– National surveys of schools, universities & TAFE (AC Nielsen)

– These surveys reflect the copying activity of the nation’s educators.

2. Royalties are determined by:

– program type

– Duration

– Institution type

– Copy format

3. Royalties are paid to the relevant rightholder(s)

Ensure you receive any royalties owing to you as soon as possible by registering with Screenrights prior to the broadcast of your documentary.

Resource Centres

What are Resource Centres?

What role do they play?

Resource Centres:– Centre for Learning Innovation– Clickview– EnhanceTV– QUT Tape Copying Service– RMIT Publishing– SA Tape Services– Understanding Faith

Growing Old Disgracefully, Melodrama Pictures

New Digital Technologies

Content Management Systems– ClickView, DVC Commander Systems

RMIT Informit

Electronic Whiteboards

As the film industry heads rapidly towards the age of digital delivery of content, Screenrights continues to work to support the needs of the industry.

The Sounds of Aus, Princess Pictures - SOA