Context

You are the Administrator ("Admin Inc.") of a work. Another company, the Original Publisher ("Pub Inc."), remains the rights owner but has granted you the right to administer the work either worldwide or in specific territories. The work may also include unaffiliated authors or other publishers who remain outside of your administration deal.

The purpose of this use case is to show how to file a new work with a Collective Management Organization (CMO/PRO/MRO) in the context of an administration agreement. If you are updating an existing work, the data you send is exactly the same — the only difference is that the CMO treats it as an update rather than a new registration.

In administration, you declare the chain of rights (who owns what, globally) and indicate which shares you administer, either worldwide or for specific territories. This ensures that societies know precisely what you manage and what remains outside your scope.

All examples below are fully CWR compliant.

Case 1 — Worldwide

In this scenario, you, the Administrator ("Admin Inc."), have been granted the right to administer the work on a worldwide basis.

Your registration includes the Original Publisher (Pub Inc.) as the rights owner, yourself as Administrator, and all contributors to the work. Since your mandate covers all territories, you declare administration for the controlled shares globally.

This setup is straightforward: you represent the publisher in every territory, while the publisher remains the legal rights owner. Declaring the chain of rights alongside your administration role ensures transparency and remains fully CWR compliant.

World (Ownership + Collection)

Case 2 — In One or Several Territories

In this variation, you, the Administrator ("Admin Inc."), have been granted the right to administer the work in one or several specific territories (for example, France and Belgium).

Your registration still includes the Publisher ("Pub Inc.") as the rights owner, yourself as Administrator, and all contributors. But instead of declaring worldwide administration, you specify the collection rules only for the territories where you are authorized. The publisher remains responsible for all other territories.

This setup is common when publishers work with different administrators in different parts of the world. By declaring both the global chain of rights and the territorial rules, you ensure that societies have a complete and accurate view of the administration structure. This avoids overlaps or conflicts and guarantees full CWR compliance.

World (Ownership)

France and Belgium (Collection)

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Disclaimer

The examples shown in this documentation are provided for demonstration purposes only. They illustrate how administration agreements can be represented in Reprtoir in a way that is fully CWR compliant.

Your own registrations may differ depending on the specific terms of your agreements and the requirements of the societies (CMO/PRO/MRO) you work with. Always adapt these examples to your actual situation.