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Collective management of copyright
Where
Mauritius
Mauritius
When
2020
2020
Who
Mauritius society of authors (masa) operating under the aegis of the ministry of arts and cultural heritage
Mauritius society of authors (masa) operating under the aegis of the ministry of arts and cultural heritage
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Description of the policy/measure
Copyright fees are collected from music in provision of the "tariffs". after submission of returns from users, data is analysed and selected for the purpose of distribution exercises on the system. the allocation of shares is determined by the copyright societies information system (cosis.net). payment of royalties after collections from music users are effected to local owners of copyright and to foreign owners through sister-collective management organisations (cmos). the methodologies to be used for distribution exercises per categories are determined by the distribution rules.
2005 Convention Monitoring Framework Goal(s)
Area(s) of Monitoring
Cultural Domain(s)
Transversal Priority(ies)
Results achieved
Payments of royalties are effected to local owners of copyright at least twice a year and at least once a year for foreign ones.
Financial resources allocated to the policy
Usd 288,154.80.
Evaluation of the policy/measure
The distribution exercises are monitored by the distribution committee. following representations from the artists' community, government has agreed to a review of copyright fees. with the prevailing economic conditions due to the covid 19 pandemic, the new structure of fees would be applicable as from 1 july 2021.