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|name = South African Music Rights Organisation |
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|abbreviation = SAMRO |
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|type = Not For Profit |
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|industry = Music |
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|formation = 1961 |
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|headquarters = [[Braamfontein]], [[South Africa]] |
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|members_served = Music composers and authors |
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|key_people = Rev. N.A. Sibiya, Chairman of the Board, [http://za.linkedin.com/pub/sipho-dlamini/2b/a6b/3a4 Sipho Dlamini, CEO] |
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|website = {{URL|http://www.samro.org.za/}} |
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SAMRO, the '''Southern African Music Rights Organisation''', is a [[copyright]] asset management society. Mandated by the South African Copyright Act,<ref>{{cite web|title=Copyright Act of 1978|url=http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/details.jsp?id=4067|publisher=South Africa}}</ref> SAMRO protects the intellectual property of music creators by licensing music users, collecting licence fees and distributing royalties to music creators.<ref>{{cite web|title=Company Profile|url=http://www.samro.org.za/about-SAMRO/company-profile|publisher=SAMRO}}</ref> |
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SAMRO represents more than 12,000 Southern African [[music composer]]s, [[lyricists]]/[[authors]] and [[Music publisher (popular music)|music publishers]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Annual Report|url=http://www.samro.org.za/sites/all/themes/corporateclean/documents/Full%20Report%202012eReport.pdf|publisher=SAMRO|page=4|year=2012}}</ref> In addition to music Performing Rights, the organisation also administers Mechanical Rights and Needletime Rights.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Royalty System with SAMRO|url=http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/416/15/27931.html|author=BizCommunity|month=September 1|year=2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Needletime Rights|url=http://www.posatrust.org.za|author=POSA (Performers' Organization of South Africa)}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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The South African Music Rights Organisation (renamed the Southern African Music Rights Organisation in 1974) was formed in December 1961<ref>{{cite journal|title=CISAC: 50 Years of Protecting Intellectual Property Rights|journal=Billboard|date=November 6, 1976|pages=C-44}}</ref> under the chairmanship of Dr. Gideon Roos Senior,<ref>{{cite web|title=Gideon Roos|url=http://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/gideon-roos-sa-actor-broadcaster-and-co-founder-samro-south-african-music-rights-organis|publisher=South African History Online}}</ref> a former Director-General of the [[South African Broadcasting Corporation]] (SABC).<ref>{{cite book|last=Crook|first=Tim|title=International Radio Journalism|year=2002|publisher=Routledge|page=62|url=http://books.google.ca/books?id=CmT_hQsgbmUC&pg=PA62&lpg=PA62&dq=gideon+roos+director+sabc&source=bl&ots=lEmPTYm8pX&sig=y4PX6WEbt8-q5kprKnf9o6Mjorg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=blKeUc-aHYfHiwLc4ICgBg&ved=0CEwQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=gideon%20roos%20director%20sabc&f=false}}</ref> |
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SAMRO began operations in January 1962 with 40 South African composers and 13 music publishers, taking over from the UK royalty collecting society PRS.<ref>{{cite journal|title=CISAC: 50 Years of Protecting Intellectual Property Rights|journal=Billboard|date=November 6, 1976|pages=C-44}}</ref> In June 1962, SAMRO was accepted as a member of the [[International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers]] (CISAC).<ref>{{cite book|last=Mojapelo|first=Max|title=Beyond Memory: Recording the History, Moments and Memories of South African Music|year=2008|publisher=African Minds|page=24|url=http://books.google.ca/books?id=x-KW9f02oNMC&pg=PA24&dq=samro&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ReibUa_KIO3siwKEt4Fo&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=samro&f=false}}</ref> In the same year, Strike Vilakazi, the composer of the anti-apartheid song ''Meadowlands'' became the first black member of SAMRO.<ref>{{cite book|last=Mojapelo|first=Max|title=Beyond Memory: Recording the History, Moments and Memories of South African Music|year=2008|publisher=African Minds|pages=24–25|url=http://books.google.ca/books?id=x-KW9f02oNMC&pg=PA24&dq=samro&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ReibUa_KIO3siwKEt4Fo&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=samro&f=false}}</ref> |
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SAMRO was originally formed to administer the Performing Rights of music composers, authors, lyricists and publishers but has expanded its scope to include the oversight of Mechanical Rights and Needletime Rights.<ref>{{cite web|title=FAQs: What does SAMRO do?|url=http://www.composers.co.za/casa-faqs.php|publisher=Composers Association of South Africa (CASA)}}</ref> |
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From 2011 to 2012, SAMRO commemorated its 50th anniversary with a series of events, including the Builders’ Awards, which recognised musicians, staff members and others who had contributed to the organisation over the years.<ref>{{cite web|title=SAMRO Celebrates Legacy with Builders' Awards|url=http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/483/77746.html|publisher=BizCommunity|date=July 2, 2012}}</ref> |
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In 2013, SAMRO launched the Wawela Music Awards to pay tribute to South African composers who have made a significant contribution on the international and local music scene.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mathe|first=Sam|title=Samro unveils categories for first Wawela Awards|url=http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2013/03/12/samro-unveils-categories-for-first-wawela-awards|date=March 12, 2013}}</ref> |
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==Subsidiary Organisations== |
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SAMRO has three subsidiary business units: the SAMRO Foundation (formerly the SAMRO Endowment for the National Arts),<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.samrofoundation.org.za/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/about-us-mainmenu-41|publisher=SAMRO Foundation}}</ref> the Dramatic, Artistic and Literary Rights Organisation (DALRO),<ref>{{cite web|title=Annual Report|url=http://www.dalro.co.za/index.php/about-us|publisher=DALRO|year=2011}}</ref> and the Performers’ Organisation of South Africa Trust (POSA Trust).<ref>{{cite web|title=Needletime Rights|url=http://www.posatrust.org.za/index.php|publisher=POSA Trust}}</ref> |
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The SAMRO Foundation is SAMRO’s non-profit music education and corporate social investment arm.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.samrofoundation.org.za/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/about-us-mainmenu-41|publisher=SAMRO Foundation}}</ref> It administers a music archive, hosts seminars and workshops for music practitioners and supports industry events such as the annual MOSHITO Music Conference & Exhibition<ref>{{cite web|title=Moshito Music Conference & Exhibition|url=http://www.moshito.co.za/page.php?p_id=1}}</ref> in [[Johannesburg]]. The SAMRO Foundation contributes to arts education by funding the annual SAMRO Overseas Scholarship Competition, annual music study bursaries, the [[Gauteng]] and [[Cape Town]] Big Band festivals, and the SAMRO Hubert van der Spuy music competition.<ref>{{cite web|title=Flagship Projects|url=http://www.samrofoundation.org.za/index.php/music-education-mainmenu-27/flagship-projects|publisher=SAMRO Foundation}}</ref> |
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DALRO, established as a wholly owned subsidiary of SAMRO in 1967, administers various aspects of copyright on behalf of book authors, visual artists and book publishers. It manages reprographic reproduction rights (photocopying from published editions), public performance rights (including stage rights for book musicals and dramas) and reproduction rights (granted for purposes of publishing or copying) in works of visual art.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.dalro.co.za/index.php/about-us|publisher=DALRO}}</ref> |
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The POSA Trust was established in 2009 to administer Needletime Rights on behalf of recording artists who assign these rights to SAMRO. Needletime Rights royalties are payable to performers/recording artists and producers when their recorded performances and sound recordings are performed publicly.<ref>{{cite web|last=Matzukis|first=Nick|title=The Great South African Needletime Debacle -- Part 1|url=http://www.mio.co.za/article/the-great-south-african-needletime-debacle-part-1-2010-11-10|publisher=Music Industry Online}}</ref> |
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==Global Affiliations== |
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SAMRO has reciprocal agreements with 225 collecting societies in 150 countries allowing it to collect music royalties on behalf of its members around the world.<ref>{{cite web|title=Company Profile|url=http://www.samro.org.za/about-SAMRO/company-profile|publisher=SAMRO Foundation}}</ref> |
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SAMRO is a member of the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC).<ref>{{cite web|title=Annual Report|url=http://www.cisac.org/CisacPortal/security.do;jsessionid=168D7A4456E8746828AB7E544D31FAF6?method=beforeAuthenticate|publisher=CISAC|year=2012}}</ref> |
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SAMRO is involved in CISAC initiatives in Africa, including projects affiliated with the [[World Intellectual Property Organisation]] (WIPO),<ref>{{cite journal|last=Coetzer|first=Diane|title=Pay Pal|journal=Billboard|date=31 January 2009|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=_vawoOB1mBoC&pg=PA14&lpg=PA14&dq=SAMRO+%2B+World+Intellectual+Property+Organization&source=bl&ots=QN_qUHRBE9#v=onepage&q=SAMRO%20%2B%20World%20Intellectual%20Property%20Organization&f=false}}</ref> and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation ([[UNESCO]]).<ref>{{cite web|title=Cultural Diversity in Focus at Convention|url=http://www.samro.org.za/node/277|publisher=SAMRO|date=21 October 2011}}</ref> SAMRO is also accredited with [[BIEM]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Annual Report|url=http://www.samro.org.za/sites/all/themes/corporateclean/documents/SAMRO's_Annual_Report_2007.pdf|publisher=SAMRO|year=2007}}</ref> which represents mechanical rights societies worldwide. |
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SAMRO is associated with industry trade fairs and music showcases such as [[MIDEM]] in France and the World Music Expo ([[WOMEX]]), as well as with bodies such as the South African Music Export Council (SAMEX).<ref>{{cite web|title=Licensed to Play|url=http://www.samro.org.za/node/2193|publisher=SAMRO Foundation|month=January|year=2013}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Music industry associations]] |
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[[Category:Non-profit organisations based in South Africa]] |
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[[Category:Music industries by country]] |
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[[Category:Organisations based in Johannesburg]] |
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[[Category:South African music]] |
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