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PPL makes advance royalty payment of £23.9 million

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The UK's neighbouring rights society PPL has brought forward part of its June distribution to its label and performer members. On 30 April 2020, PPL made an advance payment of ?23.9 million to more than 15,000 performers and recording rights holders.
PPL said this action was being taken "to further support members during the Covid-19 pandemic" and that the payment "will bridge the gap between payments made in March and June as part of PPL's annual distribution schedule." The payment included r...

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CISAC elects Kazuhiko Fukuoji and Ángeles González-Sinde Reig as Vice-Presidents

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Japanese painter Kazuhiko Fukuoji and Spanish screenwriter, director, illustrator, and children’s author Ángeles González-Sinde Reig have been elected Vice-Presidents of CISAC, the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers.

The two creators were elected by the CISAC General Assembly, held in Mexico City on 1 June. They replace Chinese film director Jia Zhang-Ke and Spanish visual artist Miquel Barceló who did not seek re-election.

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Over 100 CISAC members gather in Mexico for the organisation’s General Assembly

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Over 100 authors societies from five continents will convene in Mexico on June 1 for the General Assembly of CISAC, the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers. The event — hosted by Mexican rights society SACM — will be the organisation's first in-person General Assembly in four years.

The agenda will focus on "the challenges and opportunities now facing creators and their societies, at a time of unprecedented technological change," according to the Paris-based org...

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MCPS distributed £188.4 million in 2022

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The British Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society-MCPS has distributed £188.4 million (€216.8m) to its members in 2022, a 3.6% rise from 2021 (or up £6.7m). The London-based society said it was the highest distribution since 2007 and the fourth consecutive year in growing distributions.

MCPS, which will celebrate its centenary in 2024, said the "landmark returns" could be attributed to "the popularity of entertainment streaming services, robust distributions from international receipts and...

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