Copyright Collective Management Organizations

The market for cultural and artistic goods has long faced two fundamental problems: unavailability of the copy right holders to the clients, and the illegal usage of intelligent properties of others. These difficulties along with economical considerations have led to the formation of the Collective Management Organizations (CMOs), who closed the communication gap between the producers and the users of their products. Considering the present expansion rate of the usage of all forms of arts, it may be impossible to protect the copy rights without the intervention and management of the CMOs.
The international policies to require the enforcement of a basic standard to protect the rights of the intellectual property owners within the international community in the recent years has brought special attention to the CMOs in our country. Obviously, formation and development of these organizations largely depends on their interaction with various legal entities and making their presence known to these entities.