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

©Thank you for your attention

www.ifrro.orgOlav.Stokkmo@ifrro.org