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Non-profit OrganizationsNew South Wales, Australia11-50 Employees
Screenrights is a non-profit membership organization that manages rights and royalties for the screen industry and provides simple licensing solutions for educators, government administrators, and retransmitters to access broadcast programs. It collects worldwide royalties for uses that are difficult to license on an individual basis, including educational, government, and pay-TV retransmission, and distributes these royalties to its members. The organization also offers services for screen businesses such as disbursements and residuals management, along with ongoing advocacy and a cultural fund. Based in Sydney, Australia, Screenrights operates as the trading name of the Audio Visual Copyright Society and serves as a licensing conduit for broadcast content in Australia and New Zealand, supporting educational and institutional access to audiovisual works. It describes its activities as combining rights management, licensing, and fund-supported programs to enable access to broadcast content for education and public institutions.