1. Cost-Effective
A copyright licence is essentially an affordable solution for your copying needs.
2. Avoid Copyright Infringement
Under the Copyright Act, government-regulated Collective Management Organisations (CMOs) are empowered to take action, including making inspections against suspected infringers. Risking copyright infringement is usually much more costly than obtaining a copyright licence.
3. Hard to Navigate Digital World
You need a copyright licence for the things you see and don’t see. In the digital world, identifying rightsholders to obtain permission is a difficult task. Terms may be hard to understand, and rightsholders could be in another country, making it hard to contact and negotiate.
4. Connect With The World
Let us take CLASS as an example, through a copyright licence, you gain legal access to text and images from the many registered authors and publishers. CLASS has existing bilateral agreements with many foreign Reproduction Rights Organisations (RROs). This extends the reach of the copyright licence, and further expands your accessible repertoire to millions of works from across the globe.
5. Support Creative Minds & Local Culture
Be it entertainment through movies or training manuals for upskilling at your job, the works created by authors and publishers benefit society in many ways. Lest they lose their incentive to create, it is crucial that you do not copy without permission and obtain their work legally.
A copyright licence will help deepen Singapore’s cultural tapestry. Doing so will help grow our arts ecosystem, encouraging our local creators to create more engaging works. This improves our arts repertoire, developing a more vibrant arts landscape and enriches our local heritage.
And with that, here are 5 compelling reasons to obtain a copyright licence. Which do you think is the most important? Let us know or get in touch with us to find out more about copyright today!
– The CLASS Team