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Songwriters, composers, musicians, choirs, bands, DJs

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Use of music: by consumers for education by businesses & non-profits in films, videos & multimedia Information from other organisations: copyright & marriage celebrants (fact sheet from Attorney-General's Department) Copyright & moral rights for community cultural development	APRA (licenses public performance, music on hold, ring tones, broadcast, webcast and digital downloads of live and recorded music for composers and music publishers) AMCOS (licenses reproduction of recorded and printed music for composers and music publishers) ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) Arts Law Centre of Australia Australian Music Centre Australian Music Managers Forum CCLI (Christian Copyright Licensing International) (licenses use of certain church music) MediaCom / LicenSing (licenses use of certain church music) Music Industry Piracy Investigations (investigates music piracy) PPCA (Phonographic Performance Company of Australia) (licenses public performance and boradcasting of recorded music for record companies) Word of Life International (licenses use of certain church music)

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