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5 months ago in Copyright Law , Intellectual Property Law By Shraddha
Does your jurisdiction’s copyright law prohibit multiple collecting societies (CMOs) for one class of works?
In my country, is it legally allowed to have more than one copyright collecting society for the same category of works, or does the law usually support a single monopoly CMO?
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By Sourabh Answered 2 months ago
It really depends on the jurisdiction. Some countries allow a monopoly CMO if regulators believe the existing society is functioning adequately—for example, Nigeria’s copyright law permits this under certain conditions. In contrast, many EU jurisdictions, influenced by competition law principles, allow multiple CMOs for the same class of works. The idea is to prevent abuse of monopoly power and encourage better efficiency, transparency, and services for rights holders through competition.
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