Collective Management Organization
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /kall-ekt-tive-man-age-ment-org-ah-ni-zay-tion/
Also spelled or known as: C-M-O, C.M.O, Collective Management Organization, Collecting society
Plural: Collective Management Organizations
What does Collective Management Organization mean? An organization that collectively manages copyrights and royalties for rights owners.
A CMO (Collective Management Organization) is an organization that administers and manages copyrights and royalty collections on behalf of creators and rights owners.
CMOs license music usage, collect royalties, monitor usage data, and distribute payments to members. They may manage performance rights, mechanical rights, neighboring rights, or other intellectual property rights.
Collective Management Organization synonyms: CMO, Collecting society
Example sentence: “We’re creating a new Collective Management Organization.”
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