!!!AKM

AKM, "Staatlich genehmigte Gesellschaft der Autoren, Komponisten und 
Musikverleger reg. Gen. m. b. H." ("Government-approved 
Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers, registered limited 
liability co-operative"), founded 1895 in Vienna. In its function as a 
trustee, AKM manages and exploits its members' copyrights to works of 
music by collecting a royalty for public performances of these works. 
After overhead costs are deducted, the proceeds are distributed to the 
artists according to their respective shares. Served as a model for 
other  collecting societies (Literar-Mechana, Verwertungsgesellschaft 
bildender Kuenstler, Musikedition). Presidents of AKM since 1945: B.  
Herzmansky (1945-1950); J.  Marx (1950-1964); G. v.  Einem 
(1965-1979); A.  Uhl (1970-1975); M.  Rubin (1975-1984); H. 
Gattermeyer (1984-1990); G.  Wimberger (1990-1998); P. W.  Fuerst 
(1998).

!Further reading
R. Dittrich, Urheberrecht, 1988.


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