A Collective Management Organization (CMO) or Royalty Collecting Body is an organization that has been given a mandate by the Copyright Owner to administer their rights in the use of their copyrighted works by the users
Collective Management Organization administers the following arrangements:
a. Licensing of copyright work;
b. Collecting royalty on the license issued;
c. Distributing the royalty to the copyright owners;
d. Initiate enforcement action on behalf of the owner of the copyright based on rights given.
The users (individual/ commercial premises organization) intended to use any copyrighted work shall obtain authorization from the copyright owner.
If the use of copyrighted work is for commercial purposes / in public places / at commercial premises, the users shall obtain a license for such use through a Collective Management Organization which has been appointed by the copyright owner. An example of such is as follows:
a. One-off Licence/ Single Event (Wedding ceremony, concert, dinner, etc)
b. Annual License (retail, shopping complex, karaoke box, hotel management, etc)
Any organization that intends to operate as Collective Management Organization, shall submit an application to the Copyright Controller, Intellectual Property Organization of Malaysia (MyIPO)
A Copyright Controller reserve the right to declare any organization which submits an application to him if he is satisfied that the documents submitted are completed.
A Copyright Controller may reject an application from any organization that intends to operate as Collective Management Organization if the documents submitted are incomplete.
Any organization who operates without obtaining prior declaration my be fine not exceeding RM500,000.00
A declared Collective Management Organization shall have the right to collect a royalty for the usage of any international songs as they have entered into a reciprocal agreement which their sister agencies through represented overseas Collective Management Organization.
If Malaysian songs are played in another country, for instance, the respective Collective Management Organization who played the Malaysian songs shall have the right to collect the Malaysian songs as agreed in the reciprocal agreement with that country’s Collective Management Organization.
The user may file a complaint to the Copyright Tribunal to review or vary such unreasonable amount offered by Collective Management Organization.
Any person who would like to inquire about any information with regards to Tribunal shall contact the following person:
Secretary of Copyright Tribunal
Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO)
Level 13, Menara MyIPO, PJ Sentral,
Lot 12, Persiaran Barat, Seksyen 52,
46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
copyrightribunal@myipo.gov.my
[Att: Encik Mohd Syaufiq bin Abdul Latif / 03-7496 8932]
The issuance of licenses and royalty collection activities for copyrighted works in Malaysia are administered by Collective Management Organization declared by Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO).
The declaration of collective management organization shall be valid for a period of two (2) years from the date of declaration which take effect from 18 March 2022 and may be renewed after the expiry of the declaration with the fee according to Copyright Act (Amendment) 2022.
The list of collective management organization that represent the categories of works and various rights holders is as follows:
| No. | Collective Management Organization | Date of previous declaration | Members Representation | Declaration
|
| 1. | Music Authors Copyright Protection Berhad (MACP) | 28th September 2012 | Songwriters, Composers, and Music Publishers | MACP |
| 2. | Public Performance Malaysia Berhad (PPM) | 5th March 2013 | Recording Companies | PPM |
| 3. | Recording Performers Malaysia Berhad (RPM) | 6th March 2013 | Recording Performers | RPM |
| 4. | Music Right (Sarawak) Berhad (MRSB) | 5th November 2021 till 4th November 2022 | Recording Companies, Songwriters, Composers, Music Publishers, and Recording Performers for ethnic songs in Sarawak. | MRSB |
| 5. | Music Rights Sabah Berhad (MRS) | 7th January 2022 till 6th January 2023 | Recording Companies, Songwriters, Composers, Music Publishers, and Recording Performers for ethnic songs in Sabah | MRS |
| No. | Collective Management Organization | Date of previous declaration | Members Representation | Declaration |
| 1. | Malaysia Reprographic Rights Centre Berhad (MARC) | 19th August 2021 | Writers, Publishers. Authors in Publishing Industry | MARC |
| No. | Collective Management Organization | Date of previous declaration | Members Representation | Status of Declaration |
| 1. | Music Rights Malaysia Berhad (MRM) | 1 January 2017 |
| “Revoked” on 27 July 2020 |
| 2. | PRISM Berhad (PRISM) | 1 July 2013 | Recording Performers | “Revoked” on 3 April 2019 |
| 3. | MPLC Sdn Bhd (MPLC) | 1st January 2019 | Film Producers | “Revoked” on 4 June 2024 |
| FIRST SCHEDULE [Subregulation 2(1) and regulation 4] | Fi (RM) |
| 20,000.00 | |
| 1. Application for declaration [subregulation 2(1)] | 2,500.00 |
| 2. Application for renewal of declaration [regulation 4] (a) Renewal fee (b) Surcharge | 3,800.00 |
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