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The Copyright Board, established by virtue of Article 45 of the Copyright Act,
is vested with the authority to approve requests for the establishment and
operation of Collecting Societies in Malta, to approve the tariffs charged and
any revisions thereof, as well as to revoke any authorisation to act as a
Collecting Society.
Following the enactment of new legislation on Copyright (Act No. XIII of 2000)
which came into force on the 14th August, 2000 - with the exception of Part XI
on Collecting Societies which became effective as from the 1st January, 2001 -
the Copyright Board was reconstituted in terms of Article 45 (2) and (3) of
Part X on the Copyright Board to regulate the following:
- Authorisation of Collecting Societies
- Establishment and incorporation of Collecting Societies
- Functions of Collecting Societies
- Working Methods for Collecting Societies
The Board is composed of a Chairman, two other members and two substitute
members who may replace the Chairman and any of the two other members. All
members are appointed by the Minister.
The current composition of the Board, which took effect from the 19th November,
2008 for the duration of two years, is as follows:
Chairman
Judge Victor Caruana Colombo, LL.D
Members
Dr. Aron Mifsud Bonnici, LL.D
Dr. Trevor Degiorgio, LL.D
Surrogate Chairman
Dr. Albert Manche, LL.D.
Surrogate Member
Mr. Alfred Balzan
To date the Copyright Board has authorised the Performing Rights Society Limited
to provide certain services of a Collecting Society in Malta and a copy of this
Decision together with the approved Tariffs may be viewed here.
On the 7th May 2010, the Copyright Board has also published the Application for the approval of AGICOA as a recognised Collecting Society in Malta within the
Government Gazette pages 3904-3907 which may be viewed here.
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