| Access Copyright Unveils Payback for Writers and Payback for Visual Artists |
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Access Copyright is proud to announce its new repertoire payment: Payback for Writers and Payback for Visual Artists.
 Payback replaces our previous creator repertoire payment which was shared equally among all creators no matter how much you published. As of this year, repertoire payments will vary depending on how much you contribute to the repertoire of works that are licensed by Access Copyright.
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| It's Income Tax Time Again |
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The payments you receive from Access Copyright are considered taxable income. As a result, Access Copyright has to keep track of these payments and record them on a T5 slip.
We have recently mailed T5 slips for income-tax purposes for this year to our creator affiliates.
If you have questions about your T5 slip this year or want more information on your royalty payment history with Access Copyright, please contact our Affiliate Services department at 416-868-1620 (toll-free 1-800-893-5777) ext. 250 or send an email to affiliates@accesscopyright.ca.
For general information on T5 slips, please visit the Canada Revenue Agency's website or read Bulletin IT-504R2 (Consolidated) Visual Artists and Writers.
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| Google Settlement Update |
 The Fairness Hearing on the Amended Settlement Agreement between Google and the Authors Guild Inc. and the Association of American Publishers was held on February 18 in New York at the U.S. District Court. No decision was made at the hearing and it is expected that it will be a while before a decision is rendered.
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| Interested in Access Copyright Sponsoring Your Event? |
A national conference of writers...a literary festival in Vancouver...a contest challenging writers to create a novel in a mere 72 hours. These are all events for which Access Copyright has given financial support through our sponsorship program.
Our program is part of what we do. Through it, we offer financial support for events across Canada where Canada's creative community can meet with each other and grow in their profession.
Our next deadline for sponsorship applications is fast approaching on March 12, 2010.
Interested in applying to our program? Please contact Access Copyright's Communications department at 416-868-1620 (toll-free 1-800-893-5777) ext. 283 or by email to receive an application form. You can also visit our website for more information on Access Copyright's sponsorship program.
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| Access Copyright Announces its 2010 AGM Speaker |
 Access Copyright's 2010 Annual General Meeting will take place this year on Friday, March 26 at the Westin Harbour Castle along Toronto's waterfront.
We are pleased to announce that our speaker for this year's AGM is Jerry Brown, associate partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
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| Calling all Visual Artists |
 Access Copyright has been meeting the needs of Canadian creators and publishers since 1988 through our royalty distributions and other services. Not only can writers and publishers affiliate with Access Copyright, but visual artists can too.
Visual artists who join our organization can reap all the benefits that affiliates like you already enjoy, including the assurance that you are compensated when we receive records that your works have been copied under one of our licences. Visual artists who join Access Copyright will also be eligible for our annual Payback for Visual Artists payment. Our online registration form also makes joining our organization easy and simple.
If you know any photographers, sculptors, cartoonists, painters or other visual artists, tell them a little bit about us and what we can do for them. More information on how to become an Access Copyright affiliate can be found on our website.
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| Have You Registered with the Public Lending Right Commission? |
The registration period for 2010 for the Public Lending Right (PLR) Commission is now open until May 1, 2010.
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