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Who is eligible to receive Private Copying royalties?

Musicians' Neighbouring Rights Royalties
In order to qualify to receive Private copying royalties, you must have been a Canadian citizen or resident at the time that the recording took place.
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What is private copying?

Copyright Policy Branch - Frequently Asked Questions
Before the Copyright Act was amended in 1998, copying any sound recording for almost any purpose infringed copyright, although in practice the prohibition was largely unenforceable. The Act now legalizes copying of musical sound recordings onto audio recording media for the private use of the person who makes the copy.
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Musicians' Neighbouring Rights Royalties
Copying of pre-recorded musical works, performer's performances and sound recordings onto a blank medium, such as audio tape or cassette, for personal use.
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Why does it take so long to receive my foreign royalties?

BMI.com | Frequently Asked Questions: BMI Members
BMI does not log your performances in other countries. The performing rights organization in the country of performance logs your performances. Each society requires a different amount of time to identify and distribute royalties to BMI. Most societies make distributions to BMI on an annual or semi-annual basis. When BMI receives these royalties, the payments are identified as quickly as possible to expedite payments to our affiliates. Yes.
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Will I receive royalties?

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All WordTech authors receive a 10% royalty on the net profits of their book, paid annually. This figure excludes author sales (copies purchased by the author at the author discount). To calculate net profits, we determine the total revenue the book received in the past year; then we subtract costs incurred by the book, such as advertising, direct mail, and printing; and then we subtract any author sales. The final number is the basis for calculating the net profit.
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What is the private copying levy?

Musicians' Neighbouring Rights Royalties
An amount of money established by the Copyright Board on blank recording media made or imported and sold in Canada, payable by manufacturers and importers with the money collected being redistributed to eligible composers, lyricists, performers and sound recording makers through their professional associations or collectives.
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I am a BMI writer. My CD is being released overseas. What do I have to do to receive my royalties?

BMI.com | Frequently Asked Questions: BMI Members
If you expect to receive performance royalties, all you have to do is make sure your work is registered with BMI. However, this does not mean that your mechanical rights are registered. You should contact The Harry Fox Agency if you have questions in this regard. Most foreign performing rights societies base their distributions on a sample. That means, they do not pay on all performances.
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Back To Top 3. How do copyright owners and performers receive their royalties?

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Copyright owners and performers collect their share of the royalties through membership in collectives (called "Designated Agents") designated and authorized by the Copyright Office to perform this function. This is similar to the way performance royalties are received by composers and music publishers (i.e., through membership in ASCAP or BMI). Only two entities have been designated to perform these functions - Royalty Logic, Inc.
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Can private bodies be eligible as partners in INTERREG IVC?

INTERREG IVC Frequently Asked Questions
INTERREG IVC is a programme dedicated to public authorities (in particular regional and local authorities) and to bodies governed by public law. Due to the strategic approach of the INTERREG IVC programme, regional and local public authorities represent the main target group of the Programme. Private bodies are ineligible but can participate in the operations at their own costs.
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Which schools are eligible to receive discounts?

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The Commission concluded that, to be eligible for universal service discounts, a school must meet the statutory definition of an elementary or secondary school found in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, must not operate as a for-profit business, and must not have an endowment exceeding $50 million. Both public and non-public elementary and secondary schools that meet these criteria will be eligible to receive discounts on eligible services.
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How do I receive an offer for my oil royalties?

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In order to make an offer, we must determine the current value of your oil royalties. To do this, we need to get some information from you. You can either call us toll free at 800-950-6954, or you can submit the information online. Once we've receive the necessary information, we will promptly reply with an offer. We offer competitive prices and quick cash sales (as quick as 48 hours) at no cost to anyone selling oil royalties.
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Do I receive royalties for club performances of my music?

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A $6 per person minimum cover must be charged for any club performance in order for it to be eligible for payment by SOCAN.
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Why are you against royalties?

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We believe Broadcasters who do Artists a big favor by Promoting them should not have to pay to promote them. That's kind of like having to pay every time you say "I Love Pepsi" because you would have to pay a royalty to PepsiCo for saying it. However, on the same stick, we believe Broadcasters who have no intent of promotion, accept payola and bomb listeners with ad's should be charged Royalties.
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What are royalties?

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Royalty is the income you earn from your licensee. Generally royalties are a negotiated percentage of sales, e.g. 3% of Net Sales. It will be dependent on profit margins, volumes, etc. However it can take many forms and is further dependent on the nature of the patent that has been licensed, e.g. if a manufacturing process is licensed the royalties may be calculated in a different manner.
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The royalty fee for Gold in the Net is 7% of gross sales. For that fee you receive 1-800 telephone support, ongoing training for your staff and continual updates for your programs.
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Southwestern Energy Company
Royalties are the mineral owner's share of production as reserved in an oil and gas lease. The royalty amount is usually expressed as a fraction of the total amount of hydrocarbons produced from the leased premises (or the proceeds attributable to such production). Typically, the first revenue distributed by Southwestern Energy Company is 60 days after the first month of sales. Therefore, if a well begins producing in January the first revenue to be distributed would be in March.
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Lulu.com - Self Publishing - Free
When a user buys a Lulu Distribution service and their material is assigned a Lulu-owned ISBN, Lulu becomes the publisher of record and all earnings are regarded as royalties for that material, regardless of delivery format. The creator revenue generated by sales of this material with a Lulu-owned ISBN meet the true and legal definition of a royalty. Royalties are reported to the IRS and are subject to withholding.
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Who is eligible to receive services?

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All children, adults and seniors are eligible to receive health services regardless of ability to pay.
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Who is eligible to receive health care through the VA system?

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Any individual who served on active duty in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast Guard, and received honorable discharge or release under honorable conditions has basic eligibility for VA healthcare. Those who served after 1980 must have served 24 months active duty to be eligible. More Questions on this topic? Ask it here http://www.hadit.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1357
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Who is eligible to receive the medications?

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Florida residents (1) who have a valid prescription from their physician, (2) who have been diagnosed with cancer, and (3) who are uninsured and do not qualify for third-party insurance coverage, Medicaid, or any other state or federal assistance programs.
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Who is eligible to receive a reasonable accommodation under the ADA?

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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against a qualified person with a disability in employment practices such as job application procedures, hiring, promotion, discharge, compensation, training, benefits, and other conditions of employment.
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I am eligible to receive funding through the GI Bill. What do I need to do?

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Once you have registered and see that you have been billed on your UMDNJ account, you should should submit an Enrollment / Graduation Verification Request form to Enrollment Services and indicate that you are a recipient of the G. I. Bill.
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Who is eligible for an Edamerica Private Loan?

Frequently Asked Questions - Edamerica Private Loan
You should have verifiable income which is deemed both reliable and sufficient to repay your loan, while taking into consideration other debts and financial obligations. If you are not sure that you have adequate income to repay your loan, you should consider applying with creditworthy co-signers. Creditworthy co-signers can enhance your ability to qualify for your desired loan amount and best possible interest rate terms.
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Is a private university eligible partner?

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If the University is registered as a non-profit organization it can be an eligible partner for all the grants for which NGOs are stated as eligible partners, providing it responds to all the other eligibility criteria. Please see Section 2.1.1 of the Guidelines for Applicants. Otherwise it could be involved only as an associate or sub-contractor.
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Who is eligible for a private loan?

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Satisfactory credit, residence and employment history of at least 2 years, or have an eligible co-signer.
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How am I eligible to make my own private tournaments?

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You must be a VIP, a player who has achieved over 5,000 VIP Status Points. You will be notified if and when you achieve this benchmark. This benchmark is subject to change.
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Who is eligible for a Private Consolidation Loan?

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Any U.S. citizen or permanent resident of legal age in their state of residence with outstanding education-related expenses
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Is all copying piracy?

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No. Copyright gives the owner exclusive rights to reproduce, adapt, publicly distribute, perform and display their work. Nonetheless, the law allows "fair use" of copyrighted material. Fair use permits, in certain circumstances, the use or copying of all or a portion of a copyrighted work without the permission of the owner. Copyrighted works may be used for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research.
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