Producers and Distributor Resource
Producers, distributors and rights holders are an important part of the Performers’ Rights Society community. Our relationship with engagers includes the collection of use payments and their associated reporting which are governed by the applicable IPA Agreement that the title was produced under. The collection of this reporting is of great importance to the livelihood of our members, who are the lifeblood of the industry.

To ease the reporting process, this page includes links to individual IPA Agreements as well as reporting templates which can be completed by the engager when scheduled reporting is due. As per Article B511 a) of the IPA, the delivery of reports to the Guild shall commence 60 days following the delivery of the Production to the Distributor and semi-annually thereafter. Regularly scheduled reporting is still due in cases where no monies have been collected.

IPA Agreements
The following links will lead you to Section B of the IPA Agreements which govern the production in question. If you are unsure of which IPA Agreement your production falls under, contact ACTRA PRS and we will gladly inform you.

Distributor’s and Purchaser’s Assumption Agreements
The Producer shall not be relieved of any of its reporting and payment obligations unless the Distributor to whom the distribution rights have been sold, assigned, or otherwise disposed of assumes the obligations for such payments by a Distributor’s Assumption Agreement in the form contained in Appendix 9.

If the Producer sells or assigns, or otherwise disposes of any Production to a party other than a Distributor, the Producer shall not be relieved of any of its obligations for reporting and payments unless the third party to whom the said property or rights have been sold, assigned, or otherwise disposed of (i.e., the Purchaser) assumes the obligations for such payments by a Purchaser’s Assumption Agreement in the form contained in Appendix 10.

Please note ACTRA reserves all rights under the IPA and at law, including but not limited to the rights to charge late payment fees per Article B511(e), and the rights to audit per Article B514.

Distributor’s Assumption Agreements (Approved and Non-Approved)

Purchaser’s Assumption Agreements

Reporting Templates
Below are links to templates that an engager may use to simplify the reporting process due to ACTRA PRS. Select the report for which the type of Production and Use Fee option was elected at the time of production. Again, if assistance is required, please contact PRS at any time.