Editing Performance rights organisation (section)

{{Short description|Copyright collective for music royalties}}
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A '''performance rights organisation''' ('''PRO'''), also known as a performing rights society, provides intermediary functions, particularly collection of [[royalties]], between copyright holders and parties who wish to use copyrighted works ''publicly'' in locations such as shopping and dining venues. Legal consumer purchase of works, such as buying CDs from a music store, confer ''private'' performance rights. PROs usually only collect royalties when use of a work is incidental to an organisation's purpose. Royalties for works essential to an organisation's purpose, such as theaters and radio, are usually negotiated directly with the rights holder. The interest of the organisations varies: many have the sole focus of musical works, while others may also encompass works and authors for audiovisual, drama, literature, or the visual arts.<ref name= 'CISACov'></ref>

In some countries PROs are called '''[[copyright collective]]s''' or '''copyright collecting agencies'''. A copyright collective is more general than a PRO as it is not limited to performances and includes
reproduction rights organisations (RROs). RROs represent works distributed via mediums such as CD, audiocassette, or computer file rather than use of works in public settings. 

The global governing body for PROs is [[Confédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Auteurs et Compositeurs|CISAC]] headquartered in France, with 228 member societies in 119 countries.<ref name= 'CISACov'>{{cite web | url=https://www.cisac.org/about/cisac-overview | title=CISAC Overview &#124; CISAC }}</ref>