AMCOS

The Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners’ Society (AMCOS) is a body that represents specifically Australian music publishers and through arrangements, many of the world’s composers, writers and music publishers.

Working on behalf of its members, it grants permission and collects royalties for the reproduction or performance of musical works. It seeks royalties from record companies, film-makers, educational institutions and others who record or reproduce music in some form. APRA and AMCOS are separately constituted companies, each with their own Board of Directors. But since 1997, the affairs of AMCOS have been managed by APRA. The combined organisations collect in excess of $146 million each year and return most of that to creators and performers.

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