Landmark Agreement With ACUM

Music Publishing

AMERICAN MECHANICAL RIGHTS AGENCY, INC. (AMRA) TO REPRESENT ISRAELI MUSIC PUBLISHERS AND WRITERS IN USA

(Los Angeles, California) American Mechanical Rights Agency, Inc. (AMRA) announces an agreement to collect mechanicals on behalf of ACUM - the official organization representing Israeli creators and publishers of music and literature. The new agreement with ACUM is significant in that AMRA will collect income generated by all mechanical rights including synchronization and digital usages. 

“For artists and songwriters, the only way for them to collect mechanicals otherwise is to do it directly,” notes Sindee Levin, AMRA’s President. “Many of the members don’t have their own publishing companies - it’s not like it is in the U.S.  It’s unusual for songwriters in many parts of the world to self-publish. If they come into this country and have releases, if there is no related publishing company, then there is no mechanism for creators to get paid. AMRA can offer personal, tailored services and to provide the necessary attention and time.”

AMRA - who has an associate in Israel - maintains a worldwide network of affiliates who are familiar with the languages within the various territories and also their business protocols. The Los Angeles-based AMRA already represents Societies including GEMA (Germany); CASH (Hong Kong) and AUSTRO MECHANA (Austria) for U.S. generated Synchronization Licenses. Additionally, the organization has made tremendous gains, collecting in the historically complex regions of South America and Russia.

“We are very happy to again ensure our members’ rights in the American market and to have a strong partner like AMRA to make those rights more easily available,” says Yorik Ben-David, CEO of ACUM. With responsibilities covering all aspects of copyright management. ACUM represents Israeli songwriters, composers, poets, authors, translators, and music publishers, as well as being the official representative in Israel for international sister societies around the world. ACUM's repertoire includes millions of Israeli and international musical works from the beginning of the 20th century. The Society protects the rights of almost six thousand Israeli music and literature creators and, through agreements with similar organizations in other countries, more than one million music creators worldwide.

To find out more about AMRA, visit www.amermechrights.com.

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