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Copyright Tribunal: Application filed by Screenrights seeking fair payment for educational use of members’ copyright content by Australian schools

Screenrights has applied to the Copyright Tribunal for a determination of the amount of equitable remuneration Australian schools should pay under the educational statutory licence.

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Screenrights Board Director Nominations and Elections 2026

Screenrights Board Director nominations open at 5pm Thursday 1 October 2026 (AEST) and close at 5pm (AEST) on Thursday 15 October 2026.

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Screenrights Supports Extended Collective Licensing for Generative AI

Screenrights reasserts our support for a true ECL framework: a market-ready model that puts opt-out control directly into the hands of rightsholders via an appointed collecting society, while establishing a sustainable, legal pathway for AI innovation.

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Screenrights Submission to the Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence

Screenrights has made a submission to the Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence.

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Screenrights Announces $293k Funding for Six Initiatives Supported by 2026 Cultural Fund

Screenrights has announced the six projects to be supported by its 2026 Cultural Fund, awarding total funding of $293,400.

CISAC's The Paris Commitment: A Shared Declaration for Human Creativity

Screenrights Pledges Support for CISAC’s Paris Commitment

Screenrights has signed up to support The Paris Commitment, a global declaration launched by the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC).

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Welcome to the new Screenrights website

Screenrights has launched a new website, rebuilt and refreshed so that you can find what you need more easily.

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Copyright Collecting Societies Code of Conduct: 2026 Call For Submissions

The 2026 call for submissions to the Copyright Collecting Societies Code of Conduct review is now open.

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Copyright Tribunal: Application filed by Screenrights seeking fair payment for educational use of members’ copyright content by Australian schools

Screenrights has applied to the Copyright Tribunal for a determination of the amount of equitable remuneration Australian schools should pay under the educational statutory licence.

Head shot of Kim Dalton

Screenrights Board Director Nominations and Elections 2026

Screenrights Board Director nominations open at 5pm Thursday 1 October 2026 (AEST) and close at 5pm (AEST) on Thursday 15 October 2026.

Tiled text saying 'Copyright' on an illuminated screen

Screenrights Supports Extended Collective Licensing for Generative AI

Screenrights reasserts our support for a true ECL framework: a market-ready model that puts opt-out control directly into the hands of rightsholders via an appointed collecting society, while establishing a sustainable, legal pathway for AI innovation.

typewriter with paper that has "copyright" typed onto it

Screenrights Submission to the Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence

Screenrights has made a submission to the Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence.

A group of participants of the Lights On initiative

Screenrights Announces $293k Funding for Six Initiatives Supported by 2026 Cultural Fund

Screenrights has announced the six projects to be supported by its 2026 Cultural Fund, awarding total funding of $293,400.

CISAC's The Paris Commitment: A Shared Declaration for Human Creativity

Screenrights Pledges Support for CISAC’s Paris Commitment

Screenrights has signed up to support The Paris Commitment, a global declaration launched by the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC).

Screenrights logo in front of cascading frames from screen content

Welcome to the new Screenrights website

Screenrights has launched a new website, rebuilt and refreshed so that you can find what you need more easily.

typewriter with paper that has "copyright" typed onto it

Copyright Collecting Societies Code of Conduct: 2026 Call For Submissions

The 2026 call for submissions to the Copyright Collecting Societies Code of Conduct review is now open.

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Screenrights Submission Towards a new National Cultural Policy

Screenrights has made a submission in response to the public consultation on the Australian Government's National Cultural Policy.