The Jamaica Association of Composers, Authors and Publishers (JACAP) is a Jamaican not-for-profit[1] membership collective management organization [2] which was established in 1998.
[4] An elected board of directors, which includes a chairman, oversees JACAP's policy and administration on behalf of its members.
Royalties are only paid on active repertoires, i.e. works that are actually used by the licensees (music users), and only to registered members of the society.
After music users submit logs and playlists to JACAP, these are used to ascertain the rights owners in the works who are then compensated for the use of their creation through the fees collected.
JACAP maximizes the income of primary rights holders from licensing copyright works.
Each year JACAP publishes and distributes its annual report in the form of a magazine to its members.
This order was rescinded in September 2013, resulting in a reduction in compliance level[9] JACAP has also been criticized by broadcasters as well as premises/music users in Jamaica who have refused to take out a licence.