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New Zealand Intellectual Property Organisations

05 Sep 2010
A list of useful IP related organisations.

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Intellectual Property Office of NZ

A list of useful IP related organisations

Printed Works

Book Publishers Association of New Zealand Inc (BPANZ) | Represents book publishers and distributors in New Zealand

A list of useful IP related organisations

Printed Works

Book Publishers Association of New Zealand Inc (BPANZ) | Represents book publishers and distributors in New Zealand

Copyright Licensing Limited (CLL) | Represents book publishers and authors from New Zealand and overseas providing licences for copying from printed copyright works

New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) | Represents New Zealand writers and illustrators in New Zealand and internationally

New Zealand Writers Guild | Represents scriptwriters working for radio, television, film and theatre in New Zealand

Musical Works

Australiasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society Ltd (AMCOS) | An association of music publishers that administers the reproduction rights of copyright music

Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | An association of composers, lyricists and their publishers that administer the public performance and broadcast rights of copyright music

Phonographic Performance New Zealand Ltd (PPNZ) | Represents the majority of major international and New Zealand based recording companies and their recording artists

Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) | Represents major and independent record producers, distributors and recording artists throughout New Zealand

Photographic Works

Advertising and Illustrative Photographers Association (AIPA) | Represents professional photographers working in advertising, editorial and illustrative areas

New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography (NZIPP) | Represents professional photographers and allied industries operating in a wide range of photographic and related disciplines

Information Technology

Information Technology Association of New Zealand (ITANZ) | Represents suppliers of hardware, software and services in the computing and telecommunications industries

Film and Video Works

Motion Picture Distributors Association of New Zealand (MPDA) |  Represents major international film studios and the distribution of their motion pictures.

New Zealand Film Commission | Represents film investors through sale and marketing of New Zealand films.

New Zealand Television Broadcasters Council |  Represents the non-competitive interests if the leading television networks in free-to-air broadcasting industry.

Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand | Represents the interests of film and television directors.

Screen Producers and Directors Association (SPADA) | Represents New Zealand film and television producers and directors

Screenrights - The Audio-Visual Copyright Society | Represents the interests of film and television directors