Circuses

Modern circus is impossible to imagine without demonstration of tricks, pantomime, clowning, reprises, exceptional abilities which are often associated with life and health risk, animal training. Circus troupe may have a specific building and be permanently based in the city as well as it may be mobile (tent circus).
Basically, classical circus staging consists of a prologue, circus program and an epilogue. The main components of the circus program are circus acts such as gymnastics, acrobatics, juggling, training, illusionism, clowning, etc. Each of these items on the programme has its own author who is entitled to receive royalties. In addition, any circus act is performed with musical accompaniment the authors of which should be rewarded as well.

Circus activities, namely holding circus acts, shall respect the copyright. The head of circus is to resolve the issue of royalties settlements with SO UACRR as copyright collective management organization. Payment of royalties is calculated on the basis of Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine № 72 norms “On approval of the minimum rates of remuneration (royalty) for the use of objects of the copyright and related rights” of January 18, 2003, and depends on the number of acts in the circus performance.

 

 

 

Public performance of works in circus programs

Royalty*

at this rate for the public performance of the program consisting of  copyrighted  and not copyrighted works are calculated at the full rate under these Resolution
paid admission free admission
Circus program
(Annex 1, paragraph 17)
1%
(for all the program
1%
income derived from the activity during which the works are used;
and in the absence of such income
2.5%
of the total expenditure on holding the event by organizer
In case a second act except the main circus program takes place there are additional charges:
Pantomime, extravaganza, ballet lasting at least for one separate act in the circus program
(Annex 1, paragraph 18)
1% (for each act)
Story side show that lasts at least for one separate act in the circus program.
(Annex 1, paragraph 19)
1% (for each act)
Original music written specially to accompany a circus pantomime extravaganza, ballet, side show, which lasts at least for one separate act.
(Annex 1, paragraph 20)
0,5% (for each act)
At the concerts from other than those specified in paragraph 1 productions including theatrical, pop and Christmas performances, balls, shows, variety show, etc.
(Annex 1, paragraph 16).
5%
from the gross collection derived from ticket sales

 

 

* Interest rates (royalties) shall be calculated as a percentage of gross collection coming from the sale of tickets for the public performance of one work or a program or income derived from the use of the works and in the absence of such income — as a persentage of total cost of holding the event where literary and (or) art works are used.

Notes:
• Circus Christmas performances, in case specifically written for the circus, are equal to remuneration (royalty) established by the paragraph 18 of the Annex. If the cost of tickets for Christmas performances and similar events include the value of gifts, when calculating remuneration (royalty) the value of the gifts are excluded from the gross collection.
• The minimum rates of remuneration (royalty) for the circus program are established by paragraph 17 of Annex and are applied if program is carried out at the circus or a concert comprises ofonly circus acts. In other cases remuneration (royalty) for the authors of circus performances in the composed program is charged at the minimum rates set forth in paragraph 16 of the Annex.