Membership
Standard
$500 VEP
Associate $250 VEP
Corporate $1,000 VEP
Individual
$100 VEP
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How
to become a member
Standard membership
Any company carrying on the business of Retail, Rental and
otherwise creating or dealing in Audio and or Video or other
intellectual property shall be eligible for membership.
Associate membership
Members of the Association who become ineligible for membership
by reason of their disposing of their business or by retirement
or for any other
reason approved by the Executive Committee may make application
to the Executive Committee as Associates to the Association.
Corporate membership
Available to those members of the supply and distribution industry
servicing the retail business members. Distributors, warehousing,
supply and voluntary
group organizations are eligible. Also included are public
exhibitors, publishers or organizations.
Individual membership
Any person or persons carrying on the business of creating and otherwise
dealing in Audio and or Video or other intellectual property on an individual
basis, shall
be
eligible
for membership.
Application
Form
Applications for membership shall be made to the Secretary
or any other authorised person in writing preferably on the
prescribed application
form.
All members will
abide by the constitution, and agree to inspection to
ensure FAVIA principles are upheld.
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What are the benefits of
membership
1. To lobby the
interest of the members of the Association with the Government and
or any other authority and enter into any
arrangement with any Governments or authorities that may seem to be
conducive to
the Association's objectives or any of them and to obtain from them
and exercise any rights privileges licenses and concessions which may
seem
necessary or desirable.
2. To represent the interests of members in hearings dispute conferences
etc conducted by the Copyright Tribunal on all matters which may
have an effect whether adverse or beneficial on the majority of members
of
the Association.
3. To make submissions to the Government and other authorities in
the drafting and presentation of any legislative issues.
4. To assist in the collation of evidence required for criminal and/
or civil proceedings and to assist Police and Prosecution at any
stage of proceedings where necessary and/ or requested.
5. To indemnify any member of the Association in respect of any action
taken or to be taken or any liability incurred or to be incurred
by such member in any manner which the Association may consider would
further
the objects and policy of the Association.
6. Associate members shall be entitled to receive all notices
and attend meetings of the Association but shall not be entitled
to vote
at any meeting involving policy decisions.
7. Corporate Membership will entitle the member organisation to various
publications approved by the Executive Committee and will additionally
give access to each of those advisory services and facilities considered
to be of mutual interest to all sectors of the industry. |