RAYS - Digital and Audiovisual Broadcasting Industry jobs and careers

About RAYS - Digital and Audiovisual Broadcasting Industry

RAYS is the only collective management organization in the country that has been authorized to protect the related rights (neighbouring rights) and represent the interests of singers, performers, producers of phonograms and other representatives of related rightsholders. Upon accreditation has been issued by the Intellectual Property Agency since March 2022, RAYS is authorized to collect royalties when recorded music of performers and recording rights holders played in public places or broadcast on the radio or TV in the Republic of Azerbaijan and distribute the royalties to the rights holders. RAYS has assignment to represent their members all over the world and collect royalties on their behalf. For this purpose, RAYS has signed agreements with foreign collective management organizations, which also grant RAYS authority to represent foreign neighbouring rights holders in the Republic of Azerbaijan.