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:
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.
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 |
We are here to help you.
Are you an author or publisher?
If you are a copyright owner, find out more about how we can work with you here.
Are you a visual artist?
Find out out to register as a visual artist with us here.
Are you an education provider or business owner?
Find out more about the types of copyright licence solutions we offer here.
