ACCC proposes to re-authorise collective administration of music performing rights by APRA.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-1 September 2005-AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION: ACCC proposes to re-authorise collective administration of music performing rights by APRA(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01092005 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a draft decision proposing to re-authorise* arrangements whereby the Australasian Performing Rights Association administers and licences performing rights in musical works in Australia, ACCC Chairman, Mr Graeme Samuel, said today.

"By virtue of these arrangements APRA controls performing rights in virtually the entire world wide repertoire of musical works within Australia. Any person seeking to publicly perform or broadcast a musical work requires a performing rights licence to do...