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Policy paper

Collective rights management in the UK

The 2023/242024/25 annual review of the IPO’s work monitoring collective management organisations and other licensing bodies.

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The government passed regulations in 2016 about the activities of collective management organisations and ‘independent management entities’ (PDF, 181 KB). These bodies licence businesses and other organisations to use copyright works. They offer these licences on behalf of large groups of creators and rights holders.

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is responsible for monitoring compliance with the regulations. This review talks about the IPO’s activities in this area from April 20232024 to March 2024.2025.

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2025-10-29 08:50
Collective Rights Management in the UK: 2024-25 added

2024-11-28 15:34
The collective rights management in the UK has been updated to represent 2023/24 report.

2024-01-01 01:30
Section Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act updated.

2023-07-21 14:14
The collective rights management in the UK has been updated to represent 2022/23 report.

2022-07-28 09:00
The Collective rights management in the UK has been updated to represent 2021/22 report.