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Who we work with

Copyright Licensing New Zealand is the sole, recognised Reproduction Rights Organisation (RRO) in New Zealand for text-based copyright material and a member of the global body, the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO).

Working for Aotearoa

Copyright Licensing New Zealand provides copyright licences on behalf of authors, publishers and artists, and collect and distribute the revenues of these licences back to the copyright owners. Getting your head around the Copyright Act can be frustrating, as can hunting down the copyright owner every time you need to ask permission to copy a printed work.

Our tailored licensing solutions allow education facilities, businesses and government departments to copy, scan and share from copyright protected material including books, magazines, journals and periodicals; beyond what is permitted under the Copyright Act 1994. We are a not-for-profit business and all net proceeds from licensing fees are distributed to copyright owners.

We work with organisations both within New Zealand and globally to represent the interests of copyright owners and to enable users to copy extracts from 'published' work.

Nationally

We are jointly owned by:

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For school licensing, we work with:

Internationally

We are the only Reproduction Rights Organisation (RRO) in New Zealand for text based copyright material and a member of the global body, the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO).

What is an RRO?
RROs began appearing around the world in the 1980s when the development of technology meant unauthorised and large-scale copying of copyright works was widely available. RROs derive their authority from national legislation and/or from contracts with publishers and authors. Although the structure and operation of RROs around the world can differ, each serves the same purpose – the collection and distribution of copyright licensing fees.

Today, RROs represent the interests of copyright owners by offering licensing schemes that enable users to copy extracts from published work for use within educational institutions, government offices and businesses.

Our agreements with overseas RROs
The licensing services provided by us are supported by agreements with the majority of New Zealand publishers (and through them, authors). We also have reciprocal agreements with overseas RROs so that when New Zealand titles are copied overseas, the local RRO can distribute the funds to us for distribution to the New Zealand copyright owner. Likewise, if an international title is copied under our licence, we will distribute the funds to the relevant overseas RRO for distribution to the copyright owner.

International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations

Currently, CLNZ has agreements with the following reproduction rights organisations:

Country RRO
Argentina Centro de Administración de Derechos Reprográficos de Argentina
Australia Copyright Agency
Austria Literar-Mechana
Barbados Barbados Copyright Agency Inc.
Canada Access Copyright
Denmark Copydan Writing
Finland KOPIOSTO
France Centre Français d'exploitation du droit de Copie
Germany Verwertungsgesellschaft WORT
Greece Greek Collecting Society for Literary Works
Hong Kong SAR, PR China Hong Kong Reproduction Rights Licensing Society
Iceland Fjölís
India Indian Reprographic Rights Organisation
Ireland Irish Copyright Licensing Agency
Italy Società Italiana degli Autori ed Editori
Jamaica Jamaican Copyright Licensing Agency
Japan Japan Academic Association for Copyright Clearance
Japan Japan Publishers Copyright Organization
Kenya The Reproduction Rights Society of Kenya
Luxembourg Luxembourg Organization for Reproduction Rights a.s.b.l.
Malaysia Malaysia Reprographic Rights Centre
Mexico Centro Mexicano de Protección y Fomento de los Derechos de Autor
Netherlands Stichting Reprorecht
Nigeria Reproduction Rights Society of Nigeria
Norway Kopinor
Philippines Filipinas Copyright Licensing Society
Quebec, Canada Copibec
Russia Russian Rightsholders’ Society on Collective Management of Reprographic Reproduction Rights
Singapore Copyright Licensing & Administration Society of Singapore
Slovak Republic LITA Society of Authors
South Africa Dramatic, Artistic and Literary Rights Organisation
Spain Centro Español de Derechos Reprográficos
Switzerland ProLitteris
UK Copyright Licensing Agency
UK NLA Media Access
USA Copyright Clearance Centre

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About Us

About Us

Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) plays a key role in making creative rights valuable assets for all New Zealanders, be they rightsholders (like authors, publishers and artists), or users such as educators and students.
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Kotahitanga - Working together

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Who we work with

Who we work with

Copyright Licensing New Zealand is the sole, recognised Reproduction Rights Organisation (RRO) in New Zealand for text-based copyright material and a member of the global body, the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO).
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Governance, Policies & Annual Reports

Governance, Policies & Annual Reports

Copyright Licensing New Zealand was established in 1988 by Book Publishers Association of New Zealand and is now jointly owned by PANZ (formally BPANZ) and the New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA).
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Our People

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Case Studies

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