New Members

MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA

You can join FPRA if you compose music, lyrics or both and satisfy all the following criteria:

• you are the original creator of a musical work
• you are an arranger of noncopyright works
• your work is publicly performed or broadcast
• you are an Fiji citizen or permanent resident
• you are not currently a member of another performing right society

Membership is not open to musicians unless they are also composers.

Membership is on an individual basis. If you write musical works with another person, he or she will also need to apply for membership.

You do not need to be published to become a member.

WHY JOIN?

If your music is performed in public - for example at hotels, restaurants, festivals and concerts - or broadcast on radio, TV you are entitled to royalty payments. This is because the Fiji Copyright Act gives writers what are called "performing rights" which cover these uses of their music.

FPRA does collectively what would otherwise be difficult for writers or music users to do on an individual basis. We license music users, collect licence fees and pay the owners of the performing rights in the form of royalties.

Through a licence agreement with APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association), FPRA can also collect royalties for you when your music is played overseas. These arrangements essentially give Fiji writers the same benefits as local writers in many countries. Royalty payment is however subject to the existing copyright law in each country and the individual policies of the affiliated societies.

HOW TO JOIN

Joining FPRA is easy and doesn't cost anything. Just complete the following forms and return them to the FPRA office.

• Membership application
• Performance Verification Form
• Electronic Banking Form
• Joining FPRA information sheet