Licensing bodies and collective management organisations
Licensing bodies and collective management organisations can agree licences with users on behalf of owners and collect any royalties the owners are owed.
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If you would like to use copyright material, you usually need to get permission from the rights holder to do so. Sometimes this can be obtained directly from the rights holder, but more often it is granted in the form of a licence from a licensing body. A licensing body is a broad term used to describe any organisation which offers licences for the use of copyright work.