Kinematograph year book (1950)

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Trade Organisations. 133 (2) To ensure that the members shall maintain a high standard of service to the public ; the minimum requirements to be determined by the Council from time to time. (3) To take steps to secure news films for presentation to the public which shall be free from censorship, political bias or propaganda, bearing in mind that in times of extreme national crisis, censorship from within or without the industry may be necessary in the interests of the State. (4) To encourage the production and circulation of short British and Foreign Films which have an Entertainment or Educational value, and to investigate and encourage the development of scientific research which is calculated to assist the members in the course of their business. cerned inter alia, with performances of music in conjunction with cinematograph films. The Copyright Act of 1911 prohibits any public performance without the written permission of the Copyright Owners, and the Society's licence gives the permission required by the Act for the works not only of the Society's members, but also those of members of the similar Societies of 28 countries of Europe and the American continent. The total number of composers, authors and music publishers thus represented is approximately 75,ooo. Licences are required for any public performance, whether given by mechanical means or otherwise, and are granted not to musical directors, vocalists or musicians as such, but to proprietors of premises at whidh music is publicly performed or to the promoters of musical entertainments. NEWSREEL ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, LTD. Queen's House, Leicester Sq., London, W.C.2. Tel.: Gerrard 3177 and 7931. Council and Representatives : British Movietonews, Ltd. (British Movietone News), Sir Gordon Craig ; Gaumont British Distributors, Ltd. (Gaumont-British News), L. Castle ton Knight ; Paramount Film Service, Ltd. (British Paramount News), E. J. H. Wright ; Associated British-Pathe, Ltd. (Pathe News), Howard Thomas ; Universal Pictures, Ltd. (Universal News), L. Castleton Knight. Secretary : Mrs. D. Shearer. Objects : To promote and protect the interests, welfare and business of associates engaged in the production and distribution of cinematograph films depicting current events, known as Newsreels, and to bring about and maintain co-operation between them. THE PERFORMING RIGHT SOCIETY. Copyright House, 33, Margaret St., London, W.l. Tel. : Langham 3864. Grams. : Perforight, Wesdo, London. Objects : An Association of Composers, Authors, and Publishers of copyright musical works, established to issue licences for the public performance of such works. The Society is not concerned with plays, sketches, ox other works of a non-musical character, nor with operas, musical plays or other dramaticomusical works performed in their entirety and by living persons on the stage, but it is con PHONOGRAPHIC PERFORMANCE, LTD. 144, Wigmore Street, London, W.l. Tel. : Welbeck 2231 and 2240. Directors : E. R. Lewis, Brian Bramall, Sir Ernest Fisk, B. E. G. Mittell, J. F. Axtman. General Manager : H. M. Lemoine. Objects : A Company founded by the British phonographic industry to control the rights of the leading manufacturers of gramophone records and to issue Licences for the public performance of all records bearing the following names and marks : — Ariel, Beltona, Bosworth, Broadcast, Brunswick, Capitol, Columbia, Crown, Crystalate, Decca, Eclipse, Edison Bell, Electron, Forum, Fourtune, 4-in-i, H.M.V. and M-G-M, His Master's Voice, Homochord, Imperial Broadcast, Imperial, KidKord, Odeon, Panachord, ParlophoneOdeon, Parlophone, Peacock, Plaza, Polydor, Regal, Regal-Zono, Rex, Solex, Sterno, Vocalion, Winner, Zonophone. The Copyright Act (1911) prohibits public performances by means of Gramophone Records, without the consent of the manufacturers, and the licence of Phonographic Performance, Ltd., gives the permission required by the Act. The Catalogues controlled by Phonographic Performance, Ltd., contain about 100,000 different records of all classes of music by world-famous Artistes ; and about 200 new records are published every month. R.E.P. (RENTERS, EXHIBITORS, PRODUCERS). Committee : Frank Hill, Secretary of the Kinematograph Renters'