Context

You ("Admin Inc.") are the Administrator of a work. Another company ("Pub Inc.") is the Original Publisher and retains ownership of the rights. Your role as Administrator is to manage the work on behalf of the Publisher, either worldwide or in one or several specific territories.

The purpose of this use case is to show how to file a work under an administration agreement with a Collective Management Organization (CMO). 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.

You declare the chain of rights including the Original Publisher, the Administrator (you), and the Songwriters. This ensures that societies understand both the ownership of the work and the scope of your administrative mandate.

All examples below are fully CWR compliant.

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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.

Case 1: Administration Worldwide

In this scenario, you, the Administrator ("Admin Inc."), are mandated to represent the work worldwide. The Original Publisher ("Pub Inc.") declares the worldwide ownership, and you are declared as Administrator with global collection rights.

Ownership Box (Worldwide) including Collection

The Worldwide box contains both the Ownership declared by the Original Publisher and the Collection declared by you as Administrator. No additional box is needed.

Case 2: Administration in One or Several Territories

In this scenario, you, the Administrator ("Admin Inc."), are mandated to represent the work in one or several specific territories (for example, France and Belgium). The Original Publisher ("Pub Inc.") declares the worldwide ownership, and you are declared as Administrator in those territories only.

Ownership Box (Worldwide)

The Ownership rights are declared in the Worldwide box by the Original Publisher.

Collection Box (France & Belgium)

A single territorial box is added for all the territories you administer (e.g., France and Belgium). In this box, you are declared as Administrator for the relevant territories..