How Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) can help you monetise your publications скачать в хорошем качестве

How Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) can help you monetise your publications

The Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS), based in the UK, makes sure you receive the money you’re entitled to as a writer when someone copies or uses your work. ALCS collects money from all over the world, then pays it to her members. So far, the society has paid a total of £650 million to members from all over the world. ALCS is a not-for-profit organisation, with over 120,000 members. They’re open to all types of writers, content creators and authors. The money ALCS collects is for ‘secondary uses’ of authors' works – such as photocopies, cable re-transmission, digital reproduction and educational recording. These sorts of rights typically bring in small amounts of money that are difficult for writers to monitor individually, so the most effective way to gather them is collectively. It takes tireless investigation, as well as experience and expertise. But nowadays, with the help of ALCS' bespoke IT systems, they can collect money from all over the world through agreements with over 55 different societies in more than 40 countries. I introduced the ALCS and shared my personal experiences with the Organisation of African Academic Doctors.