| | | | | | 2020 was a year of firsts in so many ways, including Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ)'s first eNewsletter - News@CLNZ. We were delighted with the feedback we received and have been inspired to move much of the information we have traditionally brought to you in our Annual Report, into the eNewsletter. We will, of course, continue to publish our audited financial statements in the usual manner, but will share a wider range of information about CLNZ’s services and activities with you via this eNewsletter.
In this edition we’ve focused on topics that help to provide clarity on what CLNZ does, how we do it, and who in the CLNZ team is responsible for our various services.
As a collective management organisation (CMO) that sells an intangible product (rights), CLNZ’s operations can seem a little bit like black magic.
Our aim is always to be informative and transparent through the information we provide, and responsive to our customers – licence-holders, rightsholders and others.
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 Chair’s Report, I would like to reflect on the very significant changes in CLNZ governance since 2014 which now position CLNZ well, to respond to current and future strategic challenges.
I will step down from the CLNZ Board at the end of 2021 after seven years as a Director. In those seven years, the strategic challenges facing CLNZ have increased in number, character and intensity. This has demanded a commensurate response at both governance and management level. continued... | | | | | | Looking back at 2020 - we worked to align your needs
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Last year, our new MyCopyright portal helped authors and publishers claim distributions quickly and efficiently, at a time when prompt access to funds was critically important. We also carried out more distributions than ever before: a total of five from Aotearoa New Zealand and overseas.
| | | | Looking Ahead to 2021 - we will extend last year's gains
| | Our exploration of new services for rightsholders will continue, building on work we started last year utilising research conducted by Horizon Research. This will involve further engagement with rightsholders.
Work continues on our visual arts licensing services.
We will continue to engage with our licence-holders to align our licences with their needs. Most licence-holder services will be transferred to MyCopyright. We will also continue to notify licence-holders of any new licence exclusions.
In 2021, CLNZ/NZSA Research Grants applications will open on Thursday 13 May at 9am and close at 5pm on Friday 11 June. The CLNZ/NZSA Writers' Award applications will open on Thursday 3 June at 9am and close at 5pm on Friday 2 July. CLNZ Contestable Fund Grant applications will open on Wednesday 8 September at 9am and close at 5pm on Wednesday 6 October. Further information on how to apply is available here >> | | | | Revenue, licensing and distributions in 2020
| | As a not-for-profit organisation, the net revenue generated from our licences is distributed to the creators of the work being copied - commonly known as rightsholders. It's our way of helping licence-holders maximise resources, educate our future creatives and provide an income to the clever people who created the work that is being copied.
Since 1995, we have distributed a little over $80 million for copying under our licences. In our first year, $165,000 was distributed to rightsholders, now the annual figure is around $5.3 million.
2020 Revenue to Rightsholders: $4,929,295 (2019: $4,796,214)
2020 Gross Revenue: $6,716,241 (2019: $6,630,009) 2020 Overseas Revenue: $578,619 (2019: $448,514)
2020 Domestic Licensing: $5,960,761 (2019: $5,936,003)
2020 Schools Licensed: 1,964 schools (2019: 1,873)
2020 Total Students: 625,447 students (2019: 617,296)
2020 Primary Students: 400,609 Primary (2019: 377,493)
2020 Secondary Students: 224,838 Secondary (2019: 239,803)
*Please note, final figures will be available in our audited Financial Statements. These will be published on our website on 28 May 2021. | | | | Not all Kiwi schools have the copyright licences they need
| | Schools that have a CLNZ licence have access to a world of high-quality materials produced by expert authors and publishers, as well as an easy solution to copyright law compliance. Unlike in Australia where there is a statutory copyright licence funded by government, in Aotearoa New Zealand each school is responsible for purchasing the copyright licences it needs.
This puts some schools at a disadvantage because they may not have all the licences they need. The Australian statutory licence also offers access to a broader range of materials. It also means that local publishers are at a disadvantage in comparison to their counterparts in Australia. Check here if you are unsure if your school has a licence.
| | | | Creative Rights = Creative Reads | | We’ve been busy talking to people who write, publish, design, promote, sell, read and love local books. The result is a fresh crop of stories on the Creative Reads = Creative Rights site.
Authors Nicky Pellegrino and Becky Manawatu, librarian Neil Johnstone, publishers Matt Comeskey and Emily Falloon, school student Holly Washbourn and many others share stories that touch on personal moments in reading, writing and creating lives.
These stories highlight how important books written and published here in Aotearoa New Zealand are, and the significance creative rights have in keeping the pages of the local book sector turning. Read the full set at www.creativerights.nz.
Creative Rights = Creative Reads is our public campaign to help New Zealanders understand why creative rights, like copyright, are so important; how these underpin the success of our local book sector; and how valuing creative rights contributes to the country’s social, economic and cultural wellbeing. | | The campaign is a joint initiative from CLNZ, the New Zealand Society of Authors and the Publishers Association of New Zealand.
Three things you can do to support the campaign: • Read Stella’s Story • Download and share our message tiles (found at the bottom of the page here) • Follow @CreativeReadsNZ on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter | | | | | | How the Cultural Fund operates | | We put aside two percent of domestic licensing fees and any overseas revenue that is non-title specific for use in our Cultural Fund, which supports projects that are in the interest of the authors and publishers we represent.
The Cultural Fund has three goals: • to protect writers’ and publishers’ ability to earn revenue from their works • to support the creation, production, and commercial success of new works • to grow the quantity of works created and the skills within the industry.
The Selection Panel members for the CLNZ/NZSA Research Grants, CLNZ/NZSA Writers' Award and our Contestable Fund Grants are selected based on their knowledge and expertise in writing and publishing. We follow Creative New Zealand guidelines to prevent conflicts of interest. Learn more about the Cultural Fund here >>
| | | | Thanks for working with us! | | Whether you're an author, artist, publisher, licence-holder, or another stakeholder, we want to say thanks for working with us over the past 12 months.
To learn more about CLNZ’s small, passionate team and what we do, please visit our website here >> | | | | | | | | | | Copyright © Copyright Licensing New Zealand. All rights reserved.
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