Membership of BIEM is limited to societies managing mechanical rights.
In order to demonstrate that an applicant society is effectively managing mechanical rights, it will need to provide wide-ranging information including:
- Its statutes and by-laws (with License/Ministry approval to operate as a rights management entity)
- A list of its members
- The repertoire it represents
- Its history and background
- Its licensees
- Any reciprocal agreements entered into with foreign societies or agencies
- Its annual report and balance sheet, with specifications about the categories of collections (Broadcasting mechanicals; online mechanicals; sound carriers; others)
- The size and activity of its market
- Its technical facilities
- Its documentation processes
- Its collection and distribution policies
- Its audit programs
- Its statutes and by-laws (with License/Ministry approval to operate as a rights management entity)
- A list of its members
- The repertoire it represents
- Its history and background
- Its licensees
- Any reciprocal agreements entered into with foreign societies or agencies
- Its annual report and balance sheet, with specifications about the categories of collections (Broadcasting mechanicals; online mechanicals; sound carriers; others)
- The size and activity of its market
- Its technical facilities
- Its documentation processes
- Its collection and distribution policies
- Its audit programs
- other activities in addition to management of authors' rights
For more specific information please email us
For more specific information please email us