How does Screenrights know whom to pay?
As trustee of the money that it collects, Screenrights must ensure that the royalties are paid to the correct person or entity. We identify potential rightsholders in programs that have been copied, communicated and retransmitted by a variety of means, using: • an extensive database of registered titles or titles we have paid in the past (existing warranties by Members); • a range of external research databases; • supplier information from the broadcaster; • Internet research; • industry resources; and • industry knowledge. Where Screenrights does not have an existing warranty from a member, it contacts the potential rightsholders. If a rightsholder can claim the royalties, they must first become a member of Screenrights. The member warrants that they own or control the relevant rights in the title for which there are royalties and indemnifies Screenrights in the event that they do not. Only then does Screenrights pay royalties. Screenrights has a policy for multiple claims (56k) where
