Cut It Out

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Australian Pop Music Awards, Music of Melbourne, J Award, Unearthed, Australian Recording Industry Association, List of Best-Selling Albums in Australia, Australian Independent Record Labels Association, Australian Music Prize, Jack Awards, Sister Janet Mead, Australasian Performing Right Association, Michael Murchison, Australian Gospel Music Association, Australian and New Zealand Cultural Arts, Folk Alliance Australia. Excerpt: The Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA ) is a copyright collective representing New Zealand and Australian composers, lyricists and music publishers . Its head office is in Sydney , with other offices in Auckland , Melbourne , Brisbane , Adelaide and Perth . APRA is a member of the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC), which was formed in 1926 and is based in Paris, France. APRA also presents awards for songwriters and composers in popular and classical music.History The first Performing right society acting as a copyright collecting society was established during 1850 in France. Co-operation between societies is formalised under the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC), which was formed in 1926 and is based in Paris, France. Each member society is responsible for documenting the ownership of its own members' works and for issuing licences to music users within its territory. Reciprocal agreements exist between societies.APRA was formed in 1926 and has represented the interests of music copyright holders in Australasia since then. In 1929, radio broadcasters in Sydney and Melbourne offered APRA £7 pounds a week to cover the cost of royalties with music broadcasts limited to 66 hours a week. This arrangement broke down in 1931 with APRA banning the playing of records...