collection society

noun

Any organisation which manages or administers copyright or rights related to copyright as its sole purpose or as one of its main purposes

Meanings

nouncollection society (plural collection societies)

plural collection societies

  1. Any organisation which manages or administers copyright or rights related to copyright as its sole purpose or as one of its main purposes
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