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Spanish Model of RRO:

CEDRO

Magdalena Vinent

Chief Executive of CEDRO

President of IFRRO

5 April 2011

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1. About us

2. Types of RROs

3. Our mission

4. Organization

5. We represent

6. Functions

Summary

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• CEDRO is a non-profit association of authors and publishers of books, periodicals and other publications.

• CEDRO collectively manages intellectual property rights.

• It was authorized to work as RRO in 1988 by the Ministry of Culture, under the Spanish Intellectual Property Law.

1. About us

2. Types of RROs

• Voluntary licence – UK, ICLA

• Voluntary licence with legislative support– Nordic countries

• Non-Voluntary / Legal licence – Netherlands, Switzerland– Levies: Austria, Belgium, Germany

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2. Spanish RRO system

Spanish Intellectual Property law

establishes a mixed system:

1. Voluntary licensing for collective and commercial uses

2. Exception in the law for private copy, compensated with a levy on the machines

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3. Our Mission

To represent and defend the

legitimate interests of authors

and publishers by authorising

and promoting the legal use of

their works.

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4. Organization

General Meetingof Members

Board of Directors

Executive Office

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5. We represent…(I)

CEDRO represents… for… by…

…All Authors and Publishers …Private Copy

…Public Lending Right

…Law

…19.509 Members:

17.828 Authors

1.681 Publishers

…Voluntary Licensing …Individual

Mandates

…Authors and Publishers from 36 RROs

…Voluntary Licensing …Bilateral

Agreements

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5. We represent…(II)

19.509 members 

17.828 authors 1.681 publishers

February 2011

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5. We represent…(III)

The number of members has increased a 79% in the last 5 years

10.776

13.256

15.64317.687

19.275

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

December 2010

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5. We represent…(IV)

We also represent the authors and publishers of 36 entities from other countries.

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6. Functions (I)

• Licensing the use of our repertoire

• Managing compensation for private copy

• Managing compensation for public lending rights

• Distributing rights between authors and publishers

• Helping authors and publishers

• Increasing copyright awareness

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6. Functions (II)

• We grant licenses for the use of works of our repertoire

www.conlicencia.com

• Photocopying and scanning of books, magazines and newspapers.

• In corporations, educational Institutions, Government, etc.

• Licences allow to access copyright works while respecting intellectual property rights of authors and publishers.

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6. Functions (III)

• We manage compensation for private copy

• On behalf of authors and publishers of books and periodicals

• A levy is applied to equipment, devices and media capable to make private copies, according to Spanish IPL

• It must be paid by manufacturers and importers of this kind of devices

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6. Functions (IV)

• We manage public lending right

We collect the compensation generated by the loan of books in libraries and similar institutions, regulated by the Spanish IPL

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• We distribute remuneration among authors and publishers

6. Functions (V)

• Remuneration is distributed to Spanish and foreign RH.

• It is carried out according to the use of the works (statistical surveys)

22,3925,12

32,26

23,42

11,03

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Euro million

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6. Functions (VI)

• We help authors and publishers

• We help authors and collaborate in training activities and cultural events.

• We assign 20% of revenue from private copy to this goal, according to the law.

• We file lawsuits on behalf of our members’ rights .

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6. Functions (VII)

• We increase Copyright awareness

Communication and information

activities to increase public

Copyright awareness

(Es de Libro and Educar para

Crear, conferences, seminars,

newsletters, training, contests,

etc.)

Thank you

C ENTRO ESPAÑOL DE DERECHOS REPROGRÁFICOS

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