Authors' Licensing & Collecting Society

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

75,000€

Financial year: Apr 2017 - Mar 2018

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

0.75 Fte (3)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

1

High-level Commission meetings

2

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    Authors' Licensing & Collecting Society   (ALCS)

    EU Transparency Register

    264180221519-36 First registered on 25 Apr 2016

    Goals / Remit

    Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) is a not-for-profit membership organisation started by writers for the benefit of writers. We’re open to all types of writer, and owned by our members. We collect money that’s due to our members for secondary uses of their work. These might include things like photocopies, cable retransmission, digital reproduction and educational recording.

    These sorts of rights typically bring in small amounts of money that are difficult for writers to monitor individually, so the most effective way to gather them is collectively. It takes tireless investigation, as well as experience and expertise. But nowadays, with the help of our bespoke IT systems, we can collect money from all over the world through agreements with over 55 different societies in more than 40 countries. We then pay this to our members whose works are being used.

    We also campaign and lobby on matters important to writers - both at a national and international level - to ensure writers' rights are both recognised and rewarded.

    Main EU files targeted

    By campaigning and lobbying on matters important to writers - both at a national and international level - to ensure writers' rights are both recognised and rewarded the current EC Communication Towards a more Modern, European Copyright Framework is of clear interest to UK writers. We are also interested in issues around authors' remuneration and authors' rights in general.

    Address

    Head Office
    Barnard's Inn
    86 Fetter Lane
    London EC4A 1EN
    UNITED KINGDOM
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    3

    Employment timeLobbyists
    25%3

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    0.75

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 03 Apr 2018

    Name Start date End Date
    Ms Barbara HAYES 05 Jan 2018 04 Jan 2019

    Complementary Information

    ALCS has two members of staff who review the work of the UK government, the EC and events at WIPO pertaining to issues concerning authors and their rights.

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Ms Barbara Hayes (Deputy Chief Executive)

    Person with legal responsibility

    Mr Owen Atkinson (Chief Executive Officer)

  • Categories

    Category

    II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations

    Subcategory

    Trade unions and professional associations

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    ALCS is a member of the European Writers' Council and the Society of Audiovisual Authors in Brussels.

    In the United Kingdom ALCS is a Member of the British Copyright Council and the Alliance for IP.

    Internationally, ALCS is a Member of the International Authors Forum

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Apr 2017 - Mar 2018

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    75,000€

    Other financial info

    Estimated costs in b) above include both costs and associated support i.e. consultants where appropriate across UK, EC and international lobbying efforts of ALCS.

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    none

    Groups (European Parliament)

    None

    Communication activities

    ALCS provides the Commission, Committees and relevant MEPs with briefing notes on issues that affect UK writers on an ad hoc basis.

    Other activities

    None declared

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    2 meetings found. Download meetings

    The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.

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