EU Legal Landscape & Collective Rights Management, IFRRO
1. EU legal landscape and Collective Rights Management by RROs Reproduction Rights Organisations Olav Stokkmo, IFRRO Chief Executive 11 December 2010 IFJ Conference, Thessaloniki (Greece)
72. RROs Areas of Licensing Education at all levels Schools; Universities; Further education; Distance Education Public Administration Government; Regional; Local Trade and Industry Public and Research libraries Religious bodies Cultural institutions Copy shops
73. IFRRO International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations It takes 20 years to arrive spontaneously at an immediate successEd Cantor
74. IFRRO – 128 Members in 65 CountriesThe International Link and Global network RROs (73) Mandate to licence reprography 59 RRO Members Represent publishers and creators 14 Associate Members Represent publishers or creators Creators and Publishers associations International IFJ, EWC; ENPA, FAEP, FEP; EVA National NUJ, ALCS; PA, PLS; DACS
75. IFRROGovernance and Work form 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 e.g. Asia Pacific Committee Newspapers, etc; Visual Material; Musical works IFRRO Business Models Forum (IBMF); Legal Issues (LIF) Cooperation activities WIPO; UNESCO; EU; ARIPO, OAPI, CERLALC, APEC, ASEAN Policy work, Awareness, Training, Anti Piracy work
76. RROs facilitate access New areas of licensing Every decision is like surgery. It is an intervention into a system and therefore carries with it the risk of shock. Peter Drucker, The Effective Executive
91. Licensing by RROsCreating a win-win-win session Working within established structures Developing practical alternatives National equilibrium maintained Toolbox of solutions Flexible interaction between licensing and exceptions Benefiting users, creative industries & society at large
92. Thank you for your attention www.ifrro.org Olav.Stokkmo@ifrro.org