Licensing & Rights Management

Here is how this works in practice. Our licensing and rights coordinators clear Australian productions under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) administered alongside Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane entertainment lawyers, with APRA AMCOS handling music public-performance and mechanical rights (Sydney-formed AC/DC catalogue, Bee Gees Brisbane heritage, INXS, Midnight Oil, Crowded House, Kylie Minogue Melbourne pop, Tame Impala Perth, Sia Adelaide), Screenrights managing screen-content secondary royalties for broadcast and educational use, PPCA covering sound-recording performance, plus reciprocity with ASCAP, BMI, SESAC in the US, PRS for Music in the UK, GEMA in Germany, SACEM in France, JASRAC in Japan, and SOCAN in Canada.

Here is the short of it. Sync clearances for Stan, Binge, Netflix Australia, Amazon Prime Video AU, Apple TV+ AU, Disney+ AU, Paramount+ AU, plus 7plus, 9Now, 10 play, ABC iview, and SBS On Demand all route through the same licensing chain. Image rights, talent-likeness clearances, and brand-use approvals set up with MEAA Equity and ARIA member agencies.

Here is the breakdown. Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) protocols sit at the heart of Australian rights practice — AIATSIS Code of Ethics guidance, Aboriginal Land Council clearance for any cultural material, Classic Owner consent for stories, songs, and visual representations covering Anangu, Yolŋu, Pitjantjatjara, Warlpiri, Arrernte, Tiwi, and 250-plus Indigenous language communities, plus Native Title considerations following the Mabo 1992 decision shaping land-based imagery rights.

We file chain-of-title records for AACTA Award qualification, Sydney Film Festival, Melbourne Global Film Festival (MIFF — oldest in Southern Hemisphere since 1952), Tropfest, Adelaide Film Festival, and Brisbane Global Film Festival premiere strategy.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Producer Offset 30 percent, Location Offset 30 percent, and PDV Offset 30 percent QAPE rebate records ties to ATO records; OAIC handles privacy on talent and likeness data; and Australian Border Force ATA carnet clearance protects gear-rights chains when global productions arrive at Sydney, Melbourne, or Gold Coast.