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COPYRIGHT SOCIETIES
RULE 64. RECORDS TO BE MAINTAINED BY COPYRIGHT SOCIETIES

Every copyright society shall maintain the following registers 9[in physical or digital format] at its registered or administrative office:

(i) A register of authors and other owners to be called the “Register of Authors and Other Owners” in respect of the right or the set of rights in the specific categories of works for which the copyright society has been authorised to issue or grant licences. The register shall contain the names of the authors and other owners, their addresses, the nature of the rights authorised to be administered by the copyright society, the year of publication of the work, the date on which the copyright society becomes entitled to issue or grant licences and the duration of such entitlement, the territory for which the authorisation has been given, and the rights that have been so authorised.

(ii) A register to be called the “Register of Agreements” containing a copy of every agreement entered into by the copyright society with the authors and other owners for the purpose.

(iii) A register to be called the “Register of Royalties” containing particulars of royalties, mentioning the names of the persons or organisations and copies of the licence agreements from whom the royalties have been realised, the amount so realised, and the date of realisation.

(iv) A register to be called the “Disbursement Register” containing details of the disbursement of royalties made to each author or other owner of the right or set of rights in the specific categories of works, category-wise, mentioning the name of the author or other owner, the nature of his right, and the date and amount of the royalty disbursed to him.