| | | | | | For most of us, no matter where we are or what we’re doing – whether you hold one of our licences and work in education or business, or whether you’re a rightsholder working in the arts – the last twelve months have likely held more than their fair share of challenges.
Of course there has also been good news and success during this period too, but I wanted to open by acknowledging the reality of the last year. In this April edition of our twice-yearly newsletter, we report financial information, take a look at the key initiatives our team is working on and report on our Cultural Fund awards and grants. Taking this sort of focus, it would be possible to gloss over the fact that, for all of us, it has been, and may continue to be, a difficult time.
It's a time that has also, in my view, brought the contribution Copyright Licensing New Zealand makes into even sharper focus. Providing access to creative work to organisations that often require this for business-as-usual operation, as well as fair recompense to creators, is even more important when there have been significant changes in business-as-usual for so many, and when opportunities in the creative and cultural sector have been greatly reduced.
But now, with these things said, the rest of this newsletter is about achievements and good news, what we got up to last year, and what we’re planning for our licence-holders and rightsholders for the year ahead.
Mā te wā, Paula Browning, Chief Executive | | | | | | In this issue Highlights for licence-holders, authors, publishers and artists
| | | | Chairperson's report – Emeritus Prof. Pat Walsh | | In this report, I look at some of the specific areas of focus for the Board over the last twelve months, including staff health, safety and wellbeing, and the continuation of the Board’s work on culture and diversity.
I also take the opportunity to touch on how Copyright Licensing New Zealand navigated some of the key external challenges that arose around it in 2021; as well as saying thank you and farewell to those stepping down from the Board, and welcoming their replacements and our new Board Intern continued...
Read the full report | | | | | | | | Looking back – developments and achievements in 2021
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MyCopyright for licence-holders – building on software development undertaken in 2020, we’re pleased to have released MyCopyright for licence-holders. This includes access to all of the licence add-ons utilised by our tertiary customers.
Schools licensing, Memorandum of Agreement with NZSTA – a Memorandum of Agreement is now in place with New Zealand School Trustees Association (NZSTA) for the efficient and effective management of schools licensing.
Cultural Fund review – we completed a review of the investments the Cultural Fund makes, and have created a new Partnership Fund that will be available in 2022 and 2023 (more detail further on in this update).
Creative education and communication – we were thrilled to receive investment from Manatū Taonga’s Capability Fund towards towards creative rights education workshops. Across the year, we also added to the collection of stories in the Creative Rights = Creative Reads campaign. | | | | | | Looking ahead – key initiatives for 2022
| | Code of Conduct review – best-practice in all of our operations and governance is important to CLNZ and we will review our Code of Conduct to ensure we’re holding ourselves to account in everything that we do.
MyCopyright and rights service developments – payments to authors who receive certain types of royalties from the UK will be made via MyCopyright for the first time, and the development of new rights services that utilise cloud technologies will get underway, for completion in 2023.
Advocacy – we will continue to support the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) and the New Zealand Society of Authors’ (NZSA) advocacy work and engage with various government agencies, select committees, MPs and Ministers on creative rights. We will also actively pursue auction houses that have yet to licence their commercial use of artist’s work. | | | | | | Revenue, licensing and distributions in 2021
| | We’re a not-for-profit organisation and so when a school or a university, a business or a church, or any other organisation, licences with us, we pay (we use the word distribute) the net revenue from that licence to the rightsholders whose works have been copied (rightsholders are usually the people who created the work).
Revenue and licensing facts and figures for 2021 | | | | Revenue to Rightsholders: $4,850,528 (2020: $4,980,960)
Gross Revenue: $6,809,608
(2020: $6,821,358) Overseas Revenue: $629,188
(2020: $627,989) Domestic Licensing: $6,045,820
(2020: $6,011,883)
Schools Licensed: 1,937 schools (2020: 1,964) Total Students: 627,147 students (2020: 625,447) Primary Students: 397,066 primary students (2020: 400,609) Secondary Students: 230,081 secondary students (2020: 224,838)
Over the last year we’ve been using our new rights portal, MyCopyright, to make all aspects of licensing, as well as the administration of paying rightsholders, even easier for everyone.
Each year, we publish our full, audited financial statements on the governance page of our website. The 2021 publication will be uploaded as soon as we have these from our audit team. | | | | | | Our auction house licensing to make first payment to visual artists
| | There's great news for artists registered with us for our auction house licensing scheme. In December, Art+Object helped us lead a new direction by becoming the first auction house to sign up for the licence. This scheme is focused on enabling Aotearoa New Zealand artists to be paid for the reproduction of their work when it is advertised for sale in the secondary art market. | | | | We’re delighted to have received our first usage reporting under this licensing scheme, and are looking forward to paying artists whose work was used over the last few months. We’re also working with other auction houses to encourage their participation in our licensing scheme.
If you’re a visual artist and you haven’t yet signed up with us, now is the time! We can only license your work if you’ve signed up to our rights agreement, authorising CLNZ to collect money on your behalf. Together we can achieve great things!
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| | | | | | Aotearoa to adopt artists’ resale royalty scheme
| | The last year has been a dynamic one in the visual arts space. The February 2022 signing of a free-trade agreement with the United Kingdom will see Aotearoa New Zealand adopt an artists’ resale royalty scheme. This means local artists will be entitled to receive a fee when their work is sold on the secondary art market both here and in the UK. The change will be implemented over two years and is a meaningful change for local artists who will be able to benefit, for the first time, from the ongoing success of their work, after initial sale. | | | | | | Announcing our Partnership Fund
| | We’re pleased to announce that a small portion of revenue allocated to the Cultural Fund for 2022 has been made available in our new Partnership Fund. We’re taking this approach to help provide opportunities for a new generation of writers, publishers and illustrators. Grants through the Partnership Fund are aimed at partnering with sector groups that are connecting to, or working with, diverse and emerging voices and communities. | | | | The Partnership Fund invites expressions of interest, throughout 2022, to support projects with grants that range in value from $2,000 to $5,000.
Applications that reach and engage communities of diverse writers and/or illustrators, including the next generation of writers and/or illustrators are encouraged to apply and will be prioritised. Take a look at the guidelines and criteria.
In March, the first project supported through our Partnership Fund was announced. This is a writer’s residency run through the Michael King Writers Centre, which enables an Aotearoa New Zealand writer to travel to, and stay at, Varuna, the National Writers House in Katoomba, New South Wales. Our Partnership Fund support for the residency is alongside support from Copyright Agency Australia through their Cultural Fund, and the Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Read more about our Partnership Fund
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| | | | | | Resources for our licence-holders
| | If you hold a licence with us, we have a range of support resources that make using our licences quick and easy (and we’re working to create more).
Our knowledge base offers a suite of materials including articles and information on copyright as well as how to use our licences. Aimed at tertiary institutions, school staff, and students this is also a great resource for anyone needing to know more about copyright.
We’re also pleased to offer a knowledge base for publishers.
| | | | Free online e-learning modules on copyright and our licences are also available for lecturers, teachers, and students.
And don’t forget to take a look at our range of fact sheets. These provide accessible, informative overviews of key areas of copyright.
Posters, videos, and digital asset packs are also available, here.
| | | | | | Grants and awards – 2022 dates and details
| | Through our Cultural Fund, we invest in creative sector people and projects with a series of grants and awards. These reflect our commitment to the growth and development of creative work, and creative people, in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Dates to circle on your calendar for 2022 11 May: CLNZ/NZSA Research Grants open 1 June: CLNZ/NZSA Writers’ Award open 7 September: Contestable Fund Grants open
| | | | | | Contestable Fund grants – in conversation with Dahlia Malaeulu | | In late 2020, Dahlia Malaeulu received one of our Contestable Fund grants to contribute towards the creation of Mila’s My Aganu’u Series. Created by an all-Pasifka team the series is focussed on developing understanding and knowledge of Samoan culture. We caught up with Dahlia, now that the books are out in the world, to find out more about them, how the Contestable Fund grant contributed to the project, and how the Mila’s My Aganu’u Series is being received. | | | | “Often, when I go into schools or on library visits to read my books or to talk about writing, Samoan students will proudly jump up to say, ’I’m Samoan too!’ … At Mila’s Books we believe in the power of our stories as Pasifika, and the importance of providing spaces for our stories to be told, to help our tamaiti succeed as Pasifika…”
Read Dahlia’s story in full
| | | | | | Creative Rights for Creative People workshops
| | Calling all creative people, how much do you know about copyright and your creative rights in your work, really? There’s a lot more to think about than simply making decisions about how your work is used (and when). We’re running a series of workshops, funded by Manatū Taonga Ministry of Culture and Heritage, to help creative people understand their rights, as well as user privileges, and how understanding copyright can aid better creative business practices.
Designed as an engaging discovery of creative rights, our free, one-hour, online sessions have been attended by over 100 creators to date. Here’s a taste of the feedback we’ve been receiving.
“I have been to several talks about copyright, but this one was the best so far. It was so clear and easy to follow, but also entertaining!” – Attendee, Creative Rights for Creative People workshop, March 2022.
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| | | | | | Creative Rights = Creative Reads – our stories, our taonga | | Our stories, our taonga is one of the messages the Creative Rights = Creative Reads campaign has been emphasising over the last year. The campaign connects the importance of the books written and made here, to the ways in which creative rights are critical for authors, publishers and the creation of new, local books. In 2021, the campaign also told a series of real, personal stories from the sector, highlighting why Aotearoa New Zealand books are so special. | | | | Find out what writers and publishers have to say about making books and why creative rights matter so much to them; and what librarians, booksellers and readers enjoy about the unique experience of reading local books (you may find a few book recommendations along the way)!
Help spread the word: print and display one of our gorgeous printable posters. Show your support, connect with us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. | | | | | | New team and Board appointments | | We’re excited to welcome Anna Reynolds to our team in the role of Customer Services Coordinator. Anna has recently returned to Aotearoa New Zealand from the Netherlands. She supports both licence-holders and rightsholders with registration and use of our services, including, licence renewal and use of MyCopyright. You can find out more about our small, passionate team here.
We’re also delighted to welcome two new appointments to our Board. Karun Shenoy has been appointed as an independent director and Mandy Hager as a director appointed in conjunction with the New Zealand Society of Authors. Read more about our Board. | | | | | | We’re looking forward to working with you this year! | | Whether you’re an author, artist, publisher, licence-holder or someone else we’ve connected with, thank you for working with us, we’re looking forward to continuing our relationship over the year ahead.
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