Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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317. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the legislation underpinning for Irish Music Rights Organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1222/14]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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The Irish Music Rights Organisation is registered as a copyright licensing body in the Register of Copyright Licensing Bodies maintained in line with current Copyright legislation. Section 175 of the Copyright and Related Rights Act, 2000, provides that the Controller of Patents, Trade Marks and Designs shall maintain a Register of Copyright Licensing Bodies. The Copyright and Related Rights (Register of Copyright Licensing Bodies) Regulations, 2002, further specify the conditions that attach to registration.

Subject to meeting the criteria set out in the above legislation, the Controller may register the applicant as a copyright licensing body. In addition, IMRO Limited is registered under the Companies Acts at the Companies Registration Office as a company limited by guarantee not having a share capital. The company registration number is 133321. This information is all in the public domain on the websites of the Companies Registration Office at www.cro.ie and the Irish Patents Office at www.patentsoffice.ie.