NEWS
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WELCOME TO THE AUSTRALIAN SCREEN DIRECTORS AUTHORSHIP COLLECTING SOCIETY
ASDACS represents directors – film, television and all audiovisual media directors of works in public release – in collecting the rights and entitlements that arise from the success of their work around the world.
Joining ASDACS is free for all ADG and SDGNZ members. Film and television directors who are not Guild members can also join. Join here
ASDACS supports its director members and the industry. Find out more.
ASDACS seeks to distribute all the royalties it collects. If you are a member but haven't heard from us lately, we may be trying to find you. If we have collected money for you but have failed to find you or lost contact, you will find your name on the list here.
MEMBERS
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PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS
The screen director is the voice of a work on screen. The director's role as creative visionary is recognised, sometimes celebrated - but too often the reward stops there. Australian and New Zealand directors have little prospect of ongoing remuneration from their work through retransmission and other uses here because of a lack of agreement about their rights in the work. If you are not already a member of ASDACS, I urge you to join.
Robert Marchand, ASDACS President
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THINGS ARE CHANGING
The Australian Copyright Act was amended in 2005 to recognise directors as copyright owners for the purposes of the statutory retransmission scheme which collects royalties when a free to air television broadcast is retransmitted across a different network.
However, directors are not entitled to a share of these royalties if they have not retained their right to receive royalty income in their contracts. ASDACS has drafted a clause you can use in your next contract to reserve these rights, and the ADG or your lawyer can advise you on this.
If you have already reserved your right to a share of Australian retransmission income, the ASDACS Voluntary Rightsholder Scheme will allow ASDACS members to claim and receive this income through ASDACS, without ASDACS imposing any administrative charges. ASDACS will also be distributing royalties from the Australian retransmission scheme for overseas directors.
