FIRST APPLICATION FOR POSTHUMOUS REGISTRATION GUIDE TO COMPLETING THE FORM (please detach before posting) Before completing the form, please read the Information Leaflet UK and Irish Assignment and Posthumous Registration (available from the office on request or via our website www.bl.uk/plr). It is important that you provide correct information regarding your eligibility and the eligibility of the books you are applying for. You must sign the Declaration to confirm that information you are providing is correct. Failure to provide correct information may result in you receiving earnings which you are not entitled to and you could be liable for a fine (see What are my responsibilities to PLR? under section under section 7 of the Information Leaflet - UK and Irish Assignment and Posthumous Registration). Posthumous applications to register new titles can only be accepted if the book was published within one year before or up to ten years after the date of the original owner s death. New editions of existing registered books can be added at any time during the life of PLR (seventy years after the date of the original owner s death). THE ANNUAL CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS FOR UK AND IRISH PLR IS 30 JUNE. Applications received after this date will be processed for the following PLR year. UK & Irish PLR Scheme Synchronisation You may use this form to register for both the UK and Irish PLR schemes. Books may only be registered posthumously for the scheme(s) which the original owner had registered with during their lifetime. If the original owner had opted to synchronise their details during their lifetime we will continue this arrangement so that personal and book details will be updated for each scheme. NB: Non-print material does not qualify for registration with the Irish scheme and will not be listed on confirmation prints and statements. If the original owner had not synchronised their details but was registered for both the UK and Irish PLR schemes, it will be necessary to provide PLR numbers for each scheme you are applying for. It is not possible for new owners/assignees to synchronise details for both schemes if the original owner did not synchronise during their lifetime. If you are unsure if the original owner was synchronised or registered for both schemes, please contact us for clarification. Residence Requirement To qualify for posthumous registration under the UK PLR scheme, the original owner must have resided within the EEA at the time of death (ie EU Member States plus Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein). For posthumous registration with the Irish PLR scheme, EEA residency rules do not apply. Public Lending Right British Library T +44 (0) 1937 546030 PO Box 751 plrauthorservices@bl.uk Boston Spa, Wetherby LS22 9FW, United Kingdom www.bl.uk/plr
Personal Representative Declaration The Personal Representative section should be completed by the personal representative named in the Will or Grant of Probate (Letter of Administration in Ireland or Confirmation Document in Scotland). If the personal representative and the new owner are the same person, both sections need to be signed. Subsequent applications may be made by the new owner (assignee). Please contact the PLR office if you have difficulty completing this section. Printed Books Prior to applying, the new owner should ensure that the correct % share is being applied for. Each eligible contributor named on the title page of the book must be accounted for and shares should be agreed (verbally or in writing) to reflect contribution (with the exception of translators, who receive a fixed share of 30%). If you are unable to contact the other contributors you may register a share which you feel reflects the posthumous contribution to the book. If other contributors subsequently apply, it may be necessary to renegotiate shares. Refer to section 3 of the PLR Information Leaflet UK and Irish Assignment and Posthumous Registration for full details of eligible contributors and shares. Non-Print Material NB: Non-print material does not qualify for registration with the Irish PLR scheme and may therefore be registered for the UK scheme only. Audio-books PLR shares in audio-books are fixed by the scheme as follows: Writers 60% (if there are no abridgers or translators involved), narrators 20% and producers 20%. Abridgers may register 12% (20% of the writer s share) and translators 18% (30% of the writer s share). If more than one contribution has been made, eg writer and narrator, you may apply for more than one share. If there is more than one writer, narrator etc, you should divide the fixed share equally. For audio downloads (e-audio) editions, please refer to the information below regarding remote lending. Ebooks and E-audio-books From 1 July 2018 the UK PLR scheme has been extended to include public library loans of remote ebooks and e-audio-books. The first payments for these will be made in February 2020. Previously only audio-books ( talking books ) and ebooks downloaded to library premises, ( on-site ebook loans) were included. Ebooks - Shares are calculated in the same way as printed books (see above). Refer to section 3 of the PLR Information Leaflet UK and Irish Assignment and Posthumous Registration for full details of eligible contributors and shares. E-audio-books - Shares are calculated in the same way as audio books (see above). Refer to section 3 of the PLR Information Leaflet UK and Irish Assignment and Posthumous Registration for full details of eligible contributors and shares. Further information can be found under Registration of non-print material. Please refer to the checklist (at the end of the form) and return the completed form to the address overleaf. If the form is not completed correctly your application may be returned.
FIRST APPLICATION FOR POSTHUMOUS REGISTRATION ORIGINAL REGISTERED OWNER S DETAILS UK PLR Number 1 (leave blank if unknown) Irish PLR Number 1 (leave blank if unknown) Title (Mr, Mrs etc) Forename(s) Surname Writing Names 2 (for this application only) of Death Country of Death 1 If you do not know the UK or Irish PLR number you may leave this box blank. Please note that books can only be registered posthumously for the scheme(s) which the original owner had registered with during their lifetime. If the original owner had synchronised their data with both the UK and Irish schemes, PLR will continue this arrangement so that personal details and book registrations are the same for each scheme. 2 If a writing name (pseudonym) has been used for the books which you are applying for on this form, please provide details here. PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE DECLARATION Title (Mr, Mrs etc) Forename(s) Surname Address Postcode/Eircode Country Telephone Number Email As personal representative of the original registered owner I confirm that the rights for the title(s) listed overleaf should be transferred to the new owner (assignee) named on the last page of this form. Signed Public Lending Right British Library T +44 (0) 1937 546030 PO Box 751 plrauthorservices@bl.uk Boston Spa, Wetherby LS22 9FW, United Kingdom www.bl.uk/plr
BOOK DETAILS EXAMPLE Names on Title Page or Audio-book Case Contribution to the book PLR % Share Title of Book Edition Publisher JOE BLOGGS AUTHOR 100% MY NOVEL HBK NOVEL BKS 1983 0123456789 Pub n ISBN JOE BLOGGS AUTHOR 50% CHILDREN S ABC BOOK LARGE NURSERY 2006 9789321569745 MARY SMITH ILLUSTRATOR 50% PRINT BKS LTD WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE ORIGINAL AUTHOR JOE BLOGGS EDITOR 20% - HAMLET PBK COLLINS 2006 9780769121324 JOE BLOGGS AUTHOR 60% MY NOVEL AUDIO AUDIO 1983 0123456710 JANE DOE NARRATOR 20% PRESS JOHN GRAY PRODUCER 20% JOE BLOGGS AUTHOR 48% THIS IS MY BOOK AUDIO AUDIO 2013 9781234567890 MARY SMITH ABRIDGER 12% (Abridged audio) PRESS JANE DOE NARRATOR 20% JOHN BROWN PRODUCER 20% Important Notes Section 3 of the PLR Information Leaflet UK and Irish Assignment and Posthumous Registration provides full details of eligible material, contributors and shares. Please note that only printed material qualifies for registration with the Irish PLR scheme.
BOOK DETAILS Please refer to the Book Details Example page, Guidelines on the front of this form and PLR Information Leaflet UK and Irish Assignment and Posthumous Registration. Names on Title Page or Audio-book Case (if known) Contribution to the book PLR % Share Title of Book Edition Publisher Pub n ISBN (List each contributor named. If the original owner is not named please tick statement below to indicate eligibility) (PLR Information Leaflet provides full details of eligible contributors) (This is not the royalty share) (Section 3 of the PLR Information Leaflet UK and Irish Assignment and Posthumous Registration provides full details of eligible material) (List each separately) (Must be already published material) (10 or 13 digits printed on reverse of title page or book cover 3 ) 3 Only books with valid ISBNs may be registered for UK PLR. Kindle editions (with ASINs) cannot be registered. For Irish PLR, if your book does not have an ISBN, please write NO ISBN in the ISBN column. The original owner is not named on the title page or audio-book case. However, I confirm that the original owner has a royalty or contractual agreement with the publisher or is named in the audio-book recording [ ]. Your application may be rejected if you do not provide the correct ISBN for the edition(s) you are applying for.
NEW OWNER (ASSIGNEE) PERSONAL DETAILS Title (Mr, Mrs etc) Forename(s) Surname Address Postcode/Eircode Country Telephone Number Email NEW OWNER (ASSIGNEE) DECLARATION I confirm that the book(s) listed overleaf are published and eligible for posthumous registration and I claim the right in them. Where other contributors are credited on the title page, percentage shares have been agreed. To my knowledge the publisher is not charging a licence fee to the library for loans of any non-print material which I am applying to register. 4 I understand that books may only be registered posthumously for the scheme(s) which the original owner had registered with during their lifetime. I understand that if the original owner had synchronised their data for both the UK and Irish schemes, PLR will continue this arrangement so that personal details and book registrations are the same for each scheme. Signed 4 If the original owner signed over the licensing rights in the audio-book/ebook to his/her publisher, you may still register it for PLR, unless the publisher is already charging the library a licence fee for loans of the audio-book/ebook. We are required to ask you to confirm that, to the best of your knowledge, a licence fee is not payable. DATA PROTECTION The British Library will use the personal information that you provide to us in order to administer the PLR scheme, and to perform related activities that support this, such as business analysis and audit. If you have provided us with an email address, we may send you service related messages such as reminders and payment dates. Full details about how we manage your personal information can be found on the British Library s website (http://www.bl.uk) in our Privacy Policy. NEW OWNER (ASSIGNEE) CHECKLIST Have you checked the Guidelines on the front to determine that the books you are applying for are eligible? Have you completed the Original Registered Owner section? Has the Personal Representative completed their details and signed the Declaration? Have you completed the Book Details section for each title you wish to register? Have you completed the New Owner section and signed the Declaration? Would you like an additional form to be enclosed with your confirmation print? Sept 2018