RROs in an International Perspective IFRRO and its Membership Olav Stokkmo, IFRRO Chief Executive 5 April 2011 Polska Kziaska Conference, Krakow
Apr 01, 2015
RROs in an International PerspectiveIFRRO and its Membership
Olav Stokkmo, IFRRO Chief Executive
5 April 2011 Polska Kziaska Conference, Krakow
Briefly introducing...From 1984 to 2011
International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations
RROs Creator & Publisherbodies
IFRRO A few Milestones
1984 Forum• Exchange of information
1988 Federation• Represent its members
1998 Headquarter in Brussels
2011 Biggest Network for creators & publishers of text and image based works
IFRRO – 129 Members in 66 CountriesThe International Link and Global network
RROs (74)• Mandate to licence reprography
• 59 RRO Members• Represent publishers and creators
• 15 Associate Members• Represent publishers or creators
Creators and Publishers associations• International
• FEP, STM, ENPA, FAEP; EWC, IFJ; EVA
• National• PA, ALCS, DACS; SNE, SCAM, ADAGP
IFRRO A Global Network of RROs
Europe/Eurasia 30 (+3 not IFRRO members)
Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland; Ireland, UK;
Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands France, Portugal, Spain;
Denmark, Faeroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sápmi, Sweden
Bulgaria, Romania; Croatia, Greece, Slovenia, Hungary;
Czech Rep., Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Lithuania, Russia •
America & Caribbean 11 (+4 not IFRRO members)
• Including Canada, USA; Argentina, Brazil; Jamaica
Asia Pacific 10 (+ 1not IFRRO member)
• Including Australia, India, Japan, Singapore
Africa 11 (+ 2 not IFRRO members)
• Including Burkina Faso, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Zimbabwe
IFRRO: 129 members in 66 countriesRROs; Total members; Collected fees by RROs
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Annual General Meetings
Board of Directors• 8 RRO Directors and Substitute Directors• 2 Publishers Directors and Substitute Directors
• 2 Authors Directors and Substitute Directors
Committees/Working Groups and Fora• Regional Development Committees: Middle East • Technical WG: Newspaper, etc., Visual; Musical Works• Fora: IFRRO Business Models Forum (IBMF); Legal Issues
Cooperation activities• WIPO; UNESCO; EU; ARIPO, OAPI, CERLALC, APEC, ASEAN
• Policy work, Awareness, Training, Anti Piracy work
IFRROGovernance and Work form
Key Areas of Activities: Information: Regional and Business Development
• INCREASE COPYRIGHT AWARENESS
• FOSTER NEW RROs
• Code of Conduct / governance documents
• FACILITATE
• Information Exchange
• Technical standards
• Agreements
IFRRO
Regional Development
• Strategic focus 5 regions:• Africa; Asia Pacific; Middle East; Latin America
Europe• Regional committee or group
• Involvement, communication, planning and resourcing
• Development programmes• Conferences, events, support for RROs
• Resources financial and human
Regional development
IFRRO Code of Conduct
• Values• Representation of rightholders• Relationships with rightholders• Relationships with rightholders• Relationships with © users• Distribution policy
“sets out the standards of service that rightsholders and users can expect to receive when dealing with RROs”.
Relationship between RROs:IFRRO instrument
• Complements IFRRO Code of Conduct• Values• General principles• Distribution policy• National Treatment• Indemnification• Transparency
IFRRO facilitating
Business Development
Technical and business development
• Better communication through international formats & standards• ONIX, ISTC, ISNI
• Rightholder-approved digital bilaterals• REM, Toolkit
• Rightholder-supportive business models• IFRRO Business Models Forum• Technical Working Groups• Manuals and Templates
IFRRO
Communications / Information
IFRRO CommunicationsSome tools
• Website• Intranet
• Newsletters• IFRRO News• Digital Alert• Executive
• Booklets• Manuals• International
cooperation• Regional coop.
Links to key international bodies in the © sphere
• WIPO• UNESCO• EU• Regional IP bodies
• ARIPO; OAPI; CERLALC; APEC/IPEG• League of Arab States
• CISAC• IFLA• Google
In Conclusion
Licensing and exceptions
• Working within established structures• Developing practical alternatives• National equilibrium maintained• Toolbox of solutions• Flexible interaction between licensing
and exceptions• Supporting RROs
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