Guidance

Extended Collective Licensing

Guidance for relevant licensing bodies applying to run Extended Collective Licensing (ECL) schemes.

From:
Intellectual Property Office
Published
1 October 2014
Last updated
8 August 2016 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on

This page has been withdrawn as a court ruling made the legal status of extended collective licensing (ECL) uncertain. The government has been keeping this issue under review while the legal landscape surrounding ECL continues to evolve.

Documents

Extended Collective Licensing: application guidance 2016

PDF, 393 KB, 32 pages

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Extended Collective Licensing: application guidance 2014

PDF, 299 KB, 32 pages

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Details

Update to Extended Collective Licensing: guidance application 2016

The main change requires applicant collective management organisations to declare that they are compliant with the Collective Management of Copyright (EU Directive) Regulations 2016. If you intend to apply to operate an ECL scheme, you will need to make this declaration as part of your application to the IPO.

Extended Collective Licensing: guidance application 2014

The Copyright and Rights in Performances (Extended Collective Licensing) Regulations 2014 stipulate the evidence a collecting society has to provide when submitting an ECL application. This document covers the detail of that evidence and suggests ways in which application requirements can be met.

Published 1 October 2014
Last updated 8 August 2016 + show all updates

  1. Revised Extended Collective Licensing guidance added.

  2. First published.