A Non Title Specific Distribution Scheme HansPetter Fuglerud

A Non Title Specific Distribution Scheme Hans-Petter Fuglerud Director – licensing, Kopinor IFRRO Senior Managers’ Forum, Brussels 2005

Principles u Distribute remuneration to rights holders – According to actual use of the works – Without delay – As cost efficient as possible u Transparency – And a pragmatic approach

Prerequisite : Data Collection u Sample surveys – Double purpose u Data for collection u Data for distribution

The Extra Copy Method u Extra copies of all material u Extra copies analysed in two dimensions u Source – i. e. books, magazines, newspapers etc. u Type of material – i. e. text, photograph, illustration etc.

Source and Type of material u Non-fiction text 70% u Photograph 20% u Illustration 10% illustration photo text

Cross-referenced table

Collective Distribution Scheme u 20 % foreign material – Reciprocal agreements – If specific country - kept in wait – Non-distributable funds to Kopinor’s Development Fund

Collective Distribution Scheme National u Each of Kopinor’s 21 member associations represent all rights holders in their field – i. e. The Authors’ Union represents all authors u There is a publishers’ share and an authors’ share in all published works u Each square in the cross-referenced table may have at least one author’s- and one publisher’s share

Collective Distribution Scheme National u Negotiations between groups of rights holders u A separate Distribution Board u Mediation u Arbitration u 10 years of hard work – 15 years of peaceful consensus

Procedures

Collective Distribution Scheme National u Kopinor distributes to the Member Associations on a quarterly basis according to the agreed splits u The MAs take care of the distribution to individual rightsholders – Publishers combine the data with data on market shares – individually to publishers – Authors have grant schemes for individuals and may fund common activities

Collective Distribution Scheme National u 85 % of the money is distributed to individual rights holders