ALCS

• 94990 - Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c.

We make sure you receive the money you're entitled to as a writer when someone copies or uses your work. We collect money from all over the world, then pay it to our members. So far we've paid a total of £700 million... We're a not-for-profit organisation, with over 120,000 members. We're open to all types of writer, and owned by our members. The money we collect is for ‘secondary uses' of their work - such as photocopies, cable retransmission, digital reproduction and educational recording. These sorts of rights typically bring in small amounts of money that are difficult for writers to monitor individually, so the most effective way to gather them is collectively. It takes tireless investigation, as well as experience and expertise. But nowadays, with the help of our bespoke IT systems, we can collect money from all over the world through agreements with over 55 different societies in more than 40 countries... Set up in 1977 by writers for writers, we're still owned by our members.

Also known as: ALCS Ltd., AUTHORS' LICENSING AND COLLECTING SOCIETY LIMITED

Registration numbers: 01310636 (CH)

Primary location: London United Kingdom