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ANNUAL APRA LICENCE
The NZCF has a special arrangement with APRA that gives member choirs an annual licence for the public performance of copyright music. Your APRA fee is included in your membership subscription and no further charges are made by APRA unless the work is a "grand right" composition and major choral works in excess of 20 minutes' duration.In these cases, a licence must be obtained from the relevant publisher directly.
Note that non-NZCF choirs are obliged to pay an annual APRA licence fee of $91 and, in addition, must still remit 1.6% of box-office income where copyright material is performed, so the NZCF APRA licence offers a significant benefit.
This requirement does not apply to an NZCF member choir because of the performance licence already described ie no further payments are due (apart from the exlcusions mentioned above).
What you need to after each performance
APRA requires a copy of the programme or a list of songs performed by choirs. This is to ensure that the licence fee is distributed to composers of songs that are performed. The information can be posted to PO Box 6315, Wellesley Street, Auckland 1141 or emailed to licencenz@apra.com.au.
Should you have any queries regarding the any of the above, please visit www.apra.co.nz or email Greer Davies at APRA at gdavies@apra.com.au.
Click here for more information about APRA or contact:
APRA New Zealand
Unit 113, Zone 23, 21-23 Edwin St, Mt Eden, Auckland 1024
PO Box 6315, Wellesley St, Auckland 1141
T: (09) 623 2173
F: (09) 623 2174
FREEPHONE: 0800 692 772
CADENCE
Organised by the National Library of New Zealand, is a searchable database of choral and orchestral music available for hire. NZCF members receive a 20% discount on music hired from the National Library's extensive collection.
Member choirs are encouraged to list their choir's music library in Cadence. This provides a greater range of music from which other choirs can draw, as well as generating revenue for the choirs which hire out their scores.
Cadence can be visited here.
RECORDING A CD? A Manufacture Licence can be obtained through APRA. It is only required for works
that remain in copyright and there is a licence fee payable of 5.6% of the retail price
of the CD.
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INSURANCE AT A LOW PREMIUM
The NZCF has a comprehensive, tailored insurance package for choirs with Crombie Lockwood (NZ) Ltd - underwritten by New Zealand Insurance Ltd - under package policy number C11143 BUS10342 120186.
The package includes two parts: (a) liability and (b) asset insurance.
(a) Liability Insurance
Cover includes public liability $2,000,000 (excess $500), employers' liability $500,000 (excess $500) and statutory liability $500,000 (excess $500).
(b) Assets Insurance
Cover includes replacement for all choir assets as a result of accidental loss or damage, unforeseen or unexpected to a maximum for any one choir of $50,000 (excess: standard $500, burglary $500, theft $2,500, earthquake (varies according to area)). Includes money: i) in transit, during business hours at contract sites, outside business hours in a locked safe - $5,000, ii) not in a locked safe outside business hours or at any authorised employee's/insured's residence - $1,000.
The annual premium charge per choir is $80.00 including GST. Crombie Lockwood (NZ) Ltd can make provision, with an adjustment in premium, for any choir requiring asset cover over $50,000.
There is also:
- Flexibility for choirs with existing insurance to be phased into the scheme. A choir with existing insurance arrangements could cancel its current policy, claim a pro rata rebate and still find itself still better off financially
- Opportunity for choirs with special requirements to be addressed
- Offer by Crombie Lockwood & Race to facilitate on behalf of a choir in the event of any claims needing to be lodged
- Offer by Crombie Lockwood & Race to provide professional advice and support and to act as the point of contact for any enquiries or concerns
What to do in the event of a claim or if you are unsure about any aspect of the insurance policy?
Please contact the insurer directly (not the NZCF office) with all queries:
Tricia Still or Janine Race, Crombie Lockwood (NZ) Ltd, PO Box 5055, Dunedin.
Tel 03-474 9032 Fax 03-474 9459
E-mail patricia.still@crombielockwood.co.nz
Crombie Lockwood is the largest New Zealand-owned brokerage group. They have been in business for over 20 years and provide insurance solutions to individuals and companies throughout New Zealand servicing these by way of 12 branches. In Dunedin the Group's current staff of 5 share over 55 years of insurance experience between them. All hold current qualifications as brokers. The insurer - New Zealand Insurance - has a claims paying rating of AA.
To download the Insurance Scheme - click here
Insurance Scenarios - click here
COPYRIGHT
There is much confusion amongst member choirs about the issue of copyright so we
thought that a re-statement of the rules might help. NZCF member choirs pay the licence fee as part of their annual membership subscription. The NZCF passes that on to APRA. Unless member choirs let APRA know what they have performed, APRA does not know which composers are entitled to a share of the royalty payment made each year.
Copyright is the means by which creators such as composers, songwriters and publishers make a living from their work. The law gives copyright owners a number of exclusive rights to control how and when their work is used. Choirs must understand and respect this. Two important rights that composers and publishers control are the rights to publicly perform and to reproduce or copy their work.
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