australia (ELR)

 

Payments 2007
Funding amount 2006-07 = AU $ 10.4 Million (€ 6.3 Million)
Source of funding National Government
Legal Status Administrative Scheme operating since 2000-01 - The objectives of ELR are to make payments to Australian creators of books and to publishers of books in Australia, in recognition that income is lost from books being available for loan from, or for the use
Adminstrative Framework Department of Communication, Information Technology and the Arts
Method of Calculation If 50 or more copies of an
eligible book are estimated to be
held in Australian Educational Libraries (that is, school, TAFE and university libraries) a
payment is made
No of Sample Libraries sample of school, TAFE and university libraries
Rate Per Copy Payment is based in the total number of eligible books found in the sample survey
No of Registered Authors  
No of Payments 9778 (97423 creators and 355 publishers)
Total Payment Amount AU $ 10.4 Million (€ 6.3 Million)
Average Payment AU $ 1,149 (€ 719)
Maximum Threshold No
Minimum Threshold Yes - AU $ 50 (€ 31.33)
Residency/Citizenship Requirements Australian citizens whereever they reside
Non-citizens who are resident in Australia
Language Requirement No
PLR Payments Continue After An Authors Death No
Eligibility Material  
Books Yes
Audio Visual No
Music No
Other No
Eligible Contributors  
Authors Yes - must be entitled to royalties
Are shares fixed?  
Illustrators Yes - must be entitled to royalties
Are shares fixed?  
Photographs Yes identified as illustrators, must be entitled to royalities
Are shares fixed?  
Editors/Compilers Yes - must be entitled to royalties
Are shares fixed?  
Translators Yes - must be entitled to royalties
Are shares fixed?  
Adaptors/Retellers No
Are shares fixed?  
Publishers Yes - their business must consist wholly or substantially of the pulication of books and who regularly publish in Australia; a self publisher; or a non profit organistion
Are shares fixed?  
Copyright Holders No
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