A performance rights organisation (PRO),also known as a performing rights society,provides intermediary functions,particularly collection of royalties,between copyright holders and parties who wish to use copyrighted works publicly in locations such as shopping and dining venues. Legal consumer purchase of works,such as buying CDs from a music store,confer private performance rights. PROs usually only collect royalties when use of a work is incidental to an organisation's purpose. Royalties for works essential to an organisation's purpose,such as theaters and radio,are usually negotiated directly with the rights holder. The interest of the organisations varies:many have the sole focus of musical works,while others may also encompass works and authors for audiovisual,drama,literature,or the visual arts.
APRA AMCOS consists of Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS),both copyright management organisations or copyright collectives which jointly represent over 100,000 songwriters,composers and music publishers in Australia and New Zealand. The two organisations work together to license public performances and administer performance,communication and reproduction rights on behalf of their members,who are creators of musical works,aiming to ensure fair payments to members and to defend their rights under the Australian Copyright Act (1968).
The International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers is an international non-governmental,not-for-profit organisation that aims to protect the rights and promote the interests of creators worldwide. It advocates for strong legal protection of copyright and authors' rights. It is the world's largest international network of authors' societies,also known as collective management organisations (CMOs),copyright / royalty collection societies,collecting societies,or performance rights organisations (PROs).
The Japanese Society for Rights of Authors,Composers and Publishers,often referred to as JASRAC,is a Japanese copyright collection society. It was founded in 1939 as a nonprofit organization,and is the largest musical copyright administration society in Japan.
"No. 1" is a song by South Korean recording artist BoA. It was released on April 12,2002,for her second studio album of the same name (2002) through SM Entertainment. In Japan,the song was released as a double A-side CD single with the track "Kiseki" on September 19,2002,via Avex Trax. The single,titled "Kiseki / No. 1",was included in her second Japanese studio album Valenti (2003). "No. 1" was written by Kim Young-ah,while production was handled by Sigurd Røsnes and Ahn Ik-soo.
Teosto is a non-profit performance rights organization that collects royalties on behalf of songwriters and composers in Finland. Teosto is a member of the Confédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Auteurs et Compositeurs (CISAC). It represents 29 000 Finnish,and nearly three million foreign composers,songwriters,arrangers and publishers. The organization's clients are 29,000 music-using companies and communities.
The Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO),is a copyright asset management society. It was established by the South African Copyright Act,and aims to protect the intellectual property of music creators by licensing music users,collecting licence fees and distributing royalties to music creators. SAMRO represents more than 15,000 Southern African music composers,lyricists/authors and music publishers. The organisation administers performing rights.
Jung Jin-young,professionally known as Jinyoung,is a South Korean singer,songwriter,record producer,and actor. He was a member of boy group B1A4,being its former leader. He is currently managed by BB Entertainment. He has also gained recognition with the television series Love in the Moonlight (2016) and Police University (2021).
Hybe Co.,Ltd. is a South Korean multinational entertainment company established in 2005 by Bang Si-hyuk as Big Hit Entertainment Co.,Ltd. The company operates as a record label,talent agency,music production company,event management and concert production company,and music publishing house. It has multiple subsidiaries,including Big Hit Music,Belift Lab,Source Music,Pledis Entertainment,KOZ Entertainment,and ADOR,collectively known as Hybe Labels.
The Society of Authors,Composers and Music Publishers in Israel,known by the acronym ACUM,is a non-profit copyright collective which engages in collective rights management for authors,poets,lyricists,composers,arrangers,and music publishers in Israel. As a member of the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC),ACUM is affiliated with more than 100 similar rights organizations around the world,with which it engages in reciprocal royalty collection agreements. It also holds an annual prize ceremony which honors authors and musicians in many categories,including lifetime achievement.
Min Yoon-gi,known professionally by his stage names Suga and Agust D,is a South Korean rapper,songwriter and record producer. Under Big Hit Entertainment,he debuted as a member of the South Korean boy band BTS in 2013. His first solo mixtape,Agust D,was released in 2016 and re-released in 2018 to digital download and streaming platforms,reaching number three on Billboard's World Albums Chart. In 2020,he released his second solo mixtape,D-2;it peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard 200,number seven on the UK Albums Chart,and number two on Australia's ARIA Album Chart.
Bang Si-hyuk,known professionally as "Hitman" Bang,is a South Korean record producer,songwriter,and record executive. He founded the record label Big Hit Music and entertainment company Hybe Corporation both in 2005,and is chairman of the latter.
Kye Beom-ju,better known by the stage name Bumzu,is a South Korean singer,songwriter,and record producer. Bumzu is best known for writing and producing much of the discographies of boy bands NU'EST and Seventeen.
Kang Hyo-won,known professionally as Pdogg,is a South Korean record producer,and songwriter for Big Hit Music. He has produced and composed for artists such as 8Eight,Baek Ji-young,BTS,Jo Kwon,and Lim Jeong-hee,among others.
