Fjölís

Fjölís

Aðalstræti 6 (5th floor)
Reykjavik
IS-101
Iceland
Phone: + 354 511 2212
Fax: + 354 511 2213
Email: fjolis@fjolis.is
web: http://www.fjolis.is

Chief Executive:
manager : Helga Sigrún Harðardóttir
Chief Executive Phone : +354-8999961
Chief Executive Email : helgasigrun@fjolis.is

KEY REPRESENTATIVES
Chairman : Jón Yngvi Jóhannsson
E-Mail : jyj@akademia.is

HISTORY OF ORGANISATION
History of the organisation : Fjölís was founded in August 1984 and the Articles of Association for Fjölís were confirmed by the Ministry of Culture and Education in December 1985. The organization was founded by the associations of fiction writers, composers, journalists and book publishers. The associations of non-fiction writers and visual artists joined later. Publishers of newspapers and journals are not members of Fjölís.
Year of incorporation : 1984
Year of first collection : 1985
Year of first distribution : 1985

ORGANISATION
Composition of Board
Total number of Board Members : 6

Members:
Total number of Member Associations : 6
Remarks about the members : Classes of rights holders served : Foreign and domestic owners of reproduction rights in literary, artistic and musical works. Approximate number: Approx. 6100.

MODEL OF RRO OPERATION

Type of National legislation :

Civil law : Yes
Common law : No

Licensing system:
Extended Collective Licence

LICENCES
Reprographic licences
Types of works licensed : All categories of printed works, including sheet music
Types of institutions/sectors licensed : Primary schools, secondary schools,universities and all other educational facilities supported by the state on a regular basis; music schools; private schools; central government administration, local government administration, choirs, state church of Iceland. Approximate number: 193 primary schools, 35 secondary schools, and 9 universities with a total of approximately 75000 students; approx. 8000 students/employees in music schools, approx. 12500 central government employees, approx. 13000 local government employees, approx. 20 choirs.


Digital Licences
Types of institutions/sectors licensed : Trial agreement with universities in regards of digital use.

Other Licences
Public Lending Rights : No


DISTRIBUTION
Title-specific distribution : No
Non title-specific distribution : Yes
Both title-specific distribution and non title-specific distribution : No
Full reporting : No
Sampling : No
Statistical surveys : No
Objective availability : No
Possibility to be copied : No


AGREEMENTS
Number of Bilateral agreements type B : 24
Bilateral agreements type B with : ABDR (Brazil), BONUS (Sweden), CADRA (Argentina), CAL (Australia), CANCOPY (Canada), CEDRO (Spain), CFC (France), CLA (UK), CLL (New Zealand), COPY-DAN (Denmark), COPIBEC (Canada), COPYRUS (Russia), DILIA (Czech Republic), FJÖLRIT (Faeroe Islands), HKRRLS (Hong Kong), ICLA (Ireland), KOPINOR (Norway), KOPIOSTO (Finland), LITA (Slovak Republic), OSDEL (Greece), Pro Litteris (Switzerland) Reprobel (Belgium), VG WORT (Germany), Zimcopy (Zimbabwe).

FINANCIAL DATA


Total amount collected for all licensing :
ISK 88,631,965.00 (+/- EUR 576,044.70)

Total amount collected for reproduction licensing :
ISK 88,631,965.00 (+/- EUR 576,044.70)

Total amount collected nationally for reproduction licensing :
ISK 88,631,965.00 (+/- EUR 576,044.70)

Total amount received for licensing from other RROs world-wide :
ISK -1.00 (+/- EUR -0.01)

Total amount distributed to national rightsholders :
ISK 84,024,762.00 (+/- EUR 546,101.15)

Total amount distributed from all licensing :
ISK 84,024,762.00 (+/- EUR 546,101.15)


The exchange rate of 1 January 2011 was applied, being EUR 1= 153.8630 ISK