Southern African Music Rights Organisation

Southern African Music Rights Organisation NPC
AbbreviationSAMRO
Formation1961
TypeNot for profit
HeadquartersBraamfontein, South Africa
Key people
Nicholas Maweni, Chairman
Websitesamro.org.za

The Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO), is a copyright asset management society. It was established by the South African Copyright Act, and aims to protect the intellectual property of music creators by licensing music users, collecting licence fees and distributing royalties to music creators. SAMRO represents more than 15,000 Southern African music composers, lyricists/authors and music publishers. The organisation administers performing rights.

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