COPYRIGHT RESOURCES (See also specific country pages for additional resources) General / Global Australia Canada Finland Greece Ireland Portugal United Kingdom United States of America GENERAL / GLOBAL IFRRO IFRRO (International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations) is a non-governmental, independent, not-for-profit association begun in 1980 and it indicates that is purpose is "to facilitate international collective administration of reproduction and related copyright rights through cooperation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (RROs)". AUSTRALIA The Australian Copyright Council is an independent non-profit organisation dealing with a range of copyright issues in Australia. CAL is a copyright management company which administers permissions to copy published works. APRA is an association of composers, lyricists and music publishers. The Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) has more than 25,000 members in Australia and New Zealand. The Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS)  represents the interests of music publishers and their writers in Australia and New Zealand. AMCOS licenses a number of music reproduction rights for its members and distributes copyright royalties. Australian Cultural Network - IP Resources - provides a list of Australian Copyright Resources. Commonwealth Copyright Administration (CCA) The Commonwealth Copyright Administration (CCA) is responsible for the management of copyright in published materials on behalf of Commonwealth agencies. CANADA   The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency, is a reproduction rights organisation (RRO), which provides legal access to copyright-protected works in Canada. The Canadian Copyrights Database hosted on the Canadian Intellectual Proeprty Office website. FINLAND Kopiosto Kopiosto is a joint copyright organization for authors and publishers. The organisation grants licences and distribute remuneration to rightholders. Kopiosto represents over 30,000 Finnish rightholders who belong to 44 member organizations. GREECE AEPI AEPI is the Hellenic Copyright Society. IRELAND Copyright Association of Ireland The Association was formed by a group of people who have an interest in copyright law (whether as legal practitioners, creators of copyright works or as academics). It is a company limited by guarantee having the following objectives:- (i) The promotion of informed debate on copyright  (ii) The promotion of awareness of copyright among users of copyright works, creators of copyright works and the public generally (iii) The examination of legislative measures having effect on copyright PORTUGAL Portuguese Copyright Association SPA is a cooperative created in 1925 to administerAuthors' rights (Copyright), under the terms of national laws UNITED KINGDOM Author's Licencing and Collecting Society - ALCS, founded in 1977, enables writers to receive fees that are uniquely or more effectively handled collectively. Copyright Licensing Agency - The Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd is the UK's Reproduction Rights Organisation and a member of IFRRO, the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations. CLA is responsible for looking after the interests of rights owners in copying from books, journals and periodicals. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., the largest licenser of photocopy reproduction rights in the world, was formed in 1978 to facilitate compliance with U.S. copyright law. CCC provides licensing systems for the reproduction and distribution of copyrighted materials throughout the world  Search the CCC database..