S.L. 415.1 Art. 21Information on collective management organisation. Cap. 500.

(1) The authors and other owners of copyright and of neighbouring rights whose rights are administered shall have the right to obtain full and detailed information about all the activities of the collective management organisation that concern the exercise of their rights.

(2) Any collective management organisation shall answer within a reasonable time all reasonable requests from the public for information about -

(a) its repertoire of works, performer’s performances or sound recordings;

(b) its system of collection and distribution of fees and equitable remuneration; and

(c) its tariff of all royalties to be collected by the collective management organisation that are in current use.

(3) A request for information made in terms of sub-regulations

(1) and (2) shall be made either to the collective management organisation directly or together with the payment of the prescribed fee to the competent authority falling within the Ministry responsible for intellectual property. The competent authority will inform the Board of the request. The Board shall consider the request and if found reasonable in terms of sub-regulation (2), the Board shall:

(a) provide access to the information required if this has already been made available to the Board by the collective management organisation; or

(b) request such information from the collective management organisation and forward the information obtained to the person requesting it.

(4) The competent authority shall cooperate with the designated entity in accordance with article 10(3) of the Services (Internal Market) Act to ensure that general information on the requirements applicable in other Member States relating to access to, and exercise of collective management organisation and the means or redress available in the case of a dispute concerning a recipient of the services of a collective management organisation, is easily accessible to providers and recipients.