Collective management organisation

Protecting the rightsof Myanmar music

The Myanmar Music Content Organization (MMCO) represents its members’ copyright at home and abroad, collects royalties for the use of their music, and distributes what it collects back to the people who own it. It is a non-profit body.

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Established: Copyright Law, section 60(a)
Operating as: Collective management organisation
Status: Non-profit
Distribution: Every three months

Objectives

What MMCO exists to do

The four objectives of the organisation.

To protect and administer members’ copyright systematically, on behalf of rights holders, both within Myanmar and abroad.
To administer rights for the benefit of copyright owners and holders of related rights.
To collect and distribute royalties on behalf of rights holders, and to work together with collective management organisations at home and abroad.
To operate as a non-profit organisation.

More about MMCO

The rules

The rules governing collection and distribution, approved by the board and published here so that members, licensees and the public all read the same thing.

Rules 1

Collecting royalties

Where royalties are collected, what counts as a use, and the rates that apply.

Read Rules 2

Distributing royalties

How what is collected is shared out, and who is entitled to each share.

Read

Membership

Producers, composers, singers, musicians and production companies may all apply to join.