THE JAMAICA Association of Composers, Authors and Pub lishers (JACAP) has been an advocate for composers, authors and publishers of music for 21 years. Their assistance along with several other Collective Management Organisations (CMOs) were instrumental in lobbying for changes to be made to the Copyright Act 1993. These
changes would allow for JACAP to better represent the creative sector while ensuring a great level of transparency and even accountability. The Copyright Act of Iamaica assures authors and owners of original musical, dramatic or artistic works certain exclusive rights over the use of their works.

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