Copyright Rules, 2013
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COPYRIGHT SOCIETIES
(1) A copyright society may issue licences and collect royalties in accordance with the Tariff Scheme in relation to the right or the set of rights in the specific categories of works for which the copyright society is registered, as it has been authorised to administer in writing by the members for the period for which it has been so authorised.
(2) The royalty so collected shall be distributed in accordance with the Distribution Scheme, subject to a deduction not exceeding fifteen per cent of the annual total collection on account of administrative expenses incurred by the copyright society and a further deduction not exceeding five per cent for the Welfare Scheme under 3[rule 67]:
Provided that a copyright society may, during the initial period of two years of its registration, deduct up to twenty per cent of the annual total collection on account of administrative expenses incurred by the society.
4(3) The copyright society, in relation to the collection of royalty under sub-rule (1) and distribution of royalty under sub-rule (2) of this rule, shall create a system of payment through electronic modes and shall establish a system through which the payments so made are traceable.