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Bringingyourhard-earnedmoneytoYOUAnox0cerox1enhastospendagreatdealoftimesleuthingthroughveryoldx2lesperformingonlineresearchaccessinggovernment-issueddocumentsandsourcingtrustedcontactsinthehuntforreportingandpotentialresiduals.THEINVESTIGATIONTheclaimsofficersworkonover7000titlesmakingsurethatclaimsarelaunchedandnothingfallsthroughthecracks.Withvariousproductionsx19rightsexpiringorbecomingdueforreport-ingeverydaytheteamkeepsakeeneyeonourmembersx19workaswellastheconnectedproducersanddistributors.Thismeansinvestigatingrightsholdersrangingfromthelargestmulti-na-tionalstudiosdowntofirst-timeindependentproducersandmember-initiatedprojects.Tostreamlineandmaximizetheclaimsteamx19sinvestigativepowersanewsoftwareprogramwasdesigneddevelopedandlaunchedin2011.TheClaimsProjectResearchCPRprogramdocumentsthousandsofproductionsandcanalertclaimsofficerswhentitlesaredueforinvestigation.Anofficercannowaccessallofaproductionx19spertinentinformationwithasingleclickofabuttonmaximizingtheirproductivitybetterthanever.THEIDENTIFICATIONOneofthebiggestchallengesforaclaimsofficerislocatingthecurrentrightsholderforaproductionandmostimportantlyfindingwhereaclaimsrequestcanbedirected.AnOfficeroftenhastospendagreatdealoftimesleuthingthroughveryoldfilesperformingonlineresearchaccessinggovernmentissueddocumentsandsourcingtrustedcontactsinthehuntforre-portingandpotentialresiduals.Anytoolavailableisputtousetoinitiateaclaimonbehalfofourperformers.Aclaimmaybecompletedinweeksmonthsandinsomecasesoveryears.THECOLLECTIONWhencasesarisewherereportingandorusefeesarenotforth-comingclaimsofficerswilltaketheissueasfaraspossibleincludingremindingarightsholderthattheycouldlosetheirstatusasax18produceringoodstanding.x19Ifthisisnx19tenoughtopersuadethemthecaseiselevatedtoPRSseniormanagementandinsomecasesx13legalaction.Whilelegalactionisaworst-casescenarioitisanexampleofACTRAPerformersx19RightsSo-cietyx19sfortitudeinprotectingitsmembersandenforcingtheIPA.Attheendofthedayclaimsofficersdoeverythingintheirpowertocompleteaclaimsrequest.OncemoneycomesintoACTRAPRStheteamprocessesitupdatesourCPRsystemandgetsthemoneyoutthedoorandwhereitrightfullybe-longsx14intotheperformersx19hands.Allinadayx19sworkattheACTRAPerformersx19RightsSociety.AdayinthelifeofanACTRAPRSClaimsOfficerTheclaimsofficersatACTRAx19sPerformersx19RightsSocietyenforceSectionB5oftheIndependentProductionAgreementIPAincollectingandreportingusefeesandresiduals.