Membership benefits

10 good reasons to become a member of Viscopy

1. Peace of mind

  • Copyright can be complicated. Our staff are copyright experts and will ensure that your rights are properly respected and appropriately rewarded.

2. More time to make art

  • Licensing can be time consuming. Becoming a Viscopy member relieves you of the administrative burden involved in managing your rights.

3. Stronger bargaining position

  • Negotiating to protect your rights can be challenging for an artist working alone especially if the customer is a large organisation with a lot of bargaining power. Viscopy is a known and respected copyright licensing organisation. We have been licensing copyright for over ten years to customers throughout Australia and New Zealand and we represent almost 50,000 artists.

4. Potential to earn money

  • Many of our members receive royalties regularly. Whether large or small, most artists agree that royalty payments are welcome additional income.

5. International representation

  • It is very difficult for individual artists to control their copyright internationally. Membership of Viscopy means you are represented in 39 countries around the world.

6. Choice in licensing

  • Viscopy currently offers two licensing services. You can join for one or both - the choice is yours. And remember, you retain your copyright whichever Viscopy service you use.

7. Information & guidance

  • Viscopy is committed to keeping our members informed of the latest developments in artists’ rights through our website and also at free workshops delivered by our team of experts.

8. Promote your work

  • The John Fries Memorial Prize for emerging artists is an annual prize hosted by Viscopy. Entry fees for the prize are waived for Viscopy members.

9. Support fellow artists

  • Viscopy needs strength in numbers in order to campaign in support of artists’ rights. Becoming a member helps us to stand up for artists.

10. Have your say

  • Viscopy is a democratic membership organisation. All members have a vote. If you are interested in actively participating in our work, you will have opportunities to be elected to the board of directors.


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John Coburn Fiery Landscape with Birds & Snake 1986 © John Coburn / Licensed by Viscopy