Composers need their rights protected and enhanced wherever possible. If the composer is to earn his living through his music creations, he must ensure he never loses the right to control those creations. The Copyright Act is basically a preventative act. It prevents people using the works of a composer and puts him in a position to decide on usage and to negotiate a fair royalty for such usage. The composer earns his living by receiving royalties from many varied sources throughout his lifetime and his heirs inherit those rights for a further 50 years from the end of the year of his death. It is of utmost importance that the composer is justly rewarded for the great pleasure and enjoyment he gives with the creation of his music.
Examples of Recordings
Some examples where recordings are made of musical works:
- Recordings, Tapes and CDs for retail sale to the public.
- Television programmes. Radio programmes.
- Feature films and documentaries for distribution through cinemas.
- In-house training and educational films.
- Video cassettes for retail sale or rental to the public.
- Recorded music programmes for playing in shopping malls, retail stores etc.
- Music on hold for telephone systems.
- Advertisements for flighting on television, radio and in cinemas.
Organisation Information
The following SARRAL documents are all available in Adobe PDF format. To read these documents you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can download it now from www.adobe.com.
SARRAL - Articles of Association 
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SARRAL - Financial Statements 2005
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SARRAL - Financial Statement 2006
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