COPYRIGHT (COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS) REGULATIONS 2007 Pursuant to the powers conferred on it under Section 39 (7) of the Copyright Act Chapter C28, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004, the Nigerian Copyright Commission hereby makes the following Regulations. Short Title 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Copyright (Collective Management Organisations) Regulations 2007. CHAPTER 1: GRANT OF LICENCE 2. Application for Licence (1) Subject to the conditions specified under Section 39 of the Act, a company may apply to the Commission in the prescribed form and upon payment of the prescribed fees, for grant of licence to operate as a Collective Management Organisation . (2) Every Company applying for licence to operate as a Collective Management Organisation shall furnish the Commission with the following documents: i. a Certificate of registration in respect of the company issued under the Companies and Allied Matters Act; ii. the Memorandum of Association of the Company; iii. the Articles of Association of the Company iv. a Statement indicating the class of right or category of right owners in which the society owns rights, or intends to represent or act for; v. membership list of not less than 100 right owners representing the class(es) of right to which the company is seeking a licence to operate as a Collective Management Organisation, which list shall indicate the signed consent of such persons to belong to the Organisation, or where the Organisation has been in existence, that they are members of the society; vi. Undertakings by at least 5 (five) Directors including the Chairman of the Company that the Company shall comply with provisions of the Copyright Act and these Regulations in respect of the operations of the Organisation; vii. membership agreement used by the organisation; viii. evidence of payment of the prescribed fee(s); and ix. such other documents as may be required by the Commission. (3) The Commission may accept an application of a Company if it is satisfied that: i. all the requirements stipulated in the Act and under these Regulations for grant of a licence have been met;