ACCC re authorises arrangements for the distribution of retransmission royalties to directors for +10 years

The ACCC has granted authorisation to the Australian Screen Directors Authorship Collecting Society Ltd (ASDACS) to continue to make its membership conditional on directors assigning to it all of the copyrights they have in relation to the retransmission of the non-commissioned films they direct for a further ten years, until 21 August 2035. The arrangements will continue to assist ASDACS to claim royalties for its member directors by preventing those directors from assigning the copyrights to another party.

Further information about the ACCC’s decision is available on the ACCC’s public register at: Australian Screen Directors Authorship Collecting Society Ltd (ASDACS).