Filipino Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Inc.
The Filipino Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Inc. (FILSCAP),[1] is an collecting society in the Philippines. It undertakes collective rights management for public performances and use of songs in television and radio broadcast and movies.[2] FILSCAP's responsibility of royalty collecting extends to members of foreign affiliates such as the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI), Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong (CASH), and more than fifty other organizations.[3] FILSCAP is the holder of deeds of assignment to collect royalties from artists in the Philippines and abroad.[4] Established in 1965, FILSCAP is the Philippines’ sole collective management organization. It administers and manages so-called “economic rights” for some composers. FILSCAP’s mission statement is to provide a “consistent income stream” for its members through the following:
- creative licensing
- efficient collection
- accurate and timely distribution of performance
- mechanical reproduction, and
- synchronization royalties[5]
References
- ↑ PEP: FILSCAP weighs in on Heber Bartolome copyright issue, gmanews.tv, March 02, 2010
- ↑ Concepcion, Pocholo. Musicians’ group kicks out Heber Bartolome in money squabble, Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 25, 2010
- ↑ Ramos, Neil. Heber Bartolome on the warpath against FILSCAP, February 24, 2010, mb.com.ph
- ↑ Baguio declares Filscap officials 'unwelcome', Sun.Star Baguio newspaper, April 13–14, 2010
- ↑ FILSCAP’s Mission Statement, FILSCAP, INC., asean.org