Rolling into Deep, Deep Details? An Overview on Obtaining Information from Copyright Collective Management Organisation

Abstract

The primary goals of copyright collective management organisations (CMO) are to preserve authors' rights, ensure that they are compensated, and facilitate the lawful and seamless distribution of music to users and the general public. The new generation of authors or composers may find it troublesome to become a part of or members of CMOs when information is not easily accessible. However, as for the CMOs, to exercise transparency, it is essential to have access to information on issues impacting collective management organisations, especially for the general public and mainly for their members. In light of copyright legislation, this paper will address Malaysia's and Australia's approaches to accessing information about their collective management organisations, mainly through their official websites. This paper employs doctrinal analysis using secondary data from academic journals, books, and online databases. The findings will respond to the legal framework for the copyright collective management organisations, and the findings will also contribute to the body of knowledge and body of literature in this area.