Kopinor

Kopinor

P. O. Box 1663 Vika
Oslo
N-0120
Norway
Phone: +47 23 10 74 00
Fax: +47 23 10 74 10
Email: kopinor@kopinor.no
web: http://www.kopinor.no/

Chief Executive:
Executive Director : Yngve Slettholm

KEY REPRESENTATIVES
Deputy Executive Director : Hans-Petter Fuglerud

HISTORY OF ORGANISATION
History of the organisation : Kopinor was founded in 1980 by nine rightsholder associations. In 1986 a further twelve associations became members. Kopinor has currently 22 member associations. In 1980 licensing of photocopying in schools commenced, and in 1986 universities and colleges, as well as government administration, were licensed. In the 1990s Kopinor licensed most of the churches, local and regional governments, the member companies of the Confederation of Business and Industry as well as most of the banks, financial institutions and insurance companies. From 2008/09 all major agreements cover both photocopying and digital copying. From 2009, Kopinor’s operations include Pensumtjeneste AS (now Kopinor Pensum AS, course packs and on demand publishing).
Year of incorporation : 1980
Year of first collection : 1980
Year of first distribution : 1980

ORGANISATION
Composition of Board
Total number of Board Members : 8
How are Board Members elected : By Council of Representatives, after nomination by the different member organisations or groups of organisations. The Chairman is elected separately.
Total number of Author Representatives :5
Total number of Publisher Representatives :2
Remarks about the Board : Chair: Ms. Ann-Magrit Austenå; Vice Chair: Mr. Arne Magnus

Members:
Total number of Member Associations : 22
Total Publishers' Associations :5
Total Creators' (authors and visual artists) Associations:17
Remarks about the members : The Association of Norwegian Editors; The Association of Norwegian Visual Artists; GRAFILL – Norwegian Organisation for Visual Communication; New Music Composers' Group; NOPA Norwegian Society of Composers and Lyricists; Norwegian Association of Arts and Crafts; The Norwegian Association of Fine Arts Photographers; Norwegian Association of Literary Translators; The Norwegian Association of Professional Photographers; Norwegian Association of the Periodical Press; The Norwegian Authors' Union; Norwegian Comedy Writers' Association; Norwegian Critics' Association; Norwegian Media Businesses' Association; The Norwegian Music Publishers' Association; The Norwegian Non-Fiction Writers' and Translators' Association; Norwegian Playwrights' Association; The Norwegian Publishers' Association; Norwegian Society of Composers; The Norwegian Specialized Press Association; Norwegian Union of Journalists; Norwegian Writers for Children

MODEL OF RRO OPERATION

Type of National legislation :

Civil law : No
Common law : No

Licensing system:
Extended Collective Licence
Other licensing system : Legal license (public exams and audio books for visually impaired)
Mandating rights holders :
Mandates through the rights holders' associations (member organisations) and bilateral agreements with other RROs. Complete repertoire through the Copyright Act (Extended Collective Licence).

LICENCES
Reprographic licences
Types of works licensed : All types of published material.
Types of uses licensed (including, where applicable, course packs, document delivery): Internal and educational uses, including course packs in colleges and universities.
Types of institutions/sectors licensed : Schools (790,000 students and 92,000 teachers in 4000 schools), universities and colleges (210,000 students and 27,000 employees in 60 universities and colleges), national and local government administration, churches, private and public enterprises and organisations, etc.


Digital Licences
Types of works licensed: All types of published material, digital or print. Daily newspapers: education only. Excluded: Audio-visual material, computer software (or games) and original artwork.
Types of uses licensed (including, where applicable, course packs,
document delivery and storage): Internal and educational uses. Electronic document delivery in college and university libraries. Excluded: Digital course packs in colleges and universities.
Types of institutions/sectors licensed : Schools (790 000 students and 92 000 teachers in 4000 schools), universities and colleges (210 000 students and 27 000 employees in 60 universities and colleges), national and local government administration, churches, private and public enterprises and organisations, etc.
Pilot Projects : "Bookshelf" project (2009-2012): The National Library makes available on the Internet approx. 50,000 books under copyright. Licensed by Kopinor under the Extended Collective License.


Other Licences
Public Lending Rights : No
Other areas of licensing : Kopinor’s Rights Clearance Service clears rights for reproduction that fall outside the scope of the reprographic licenses. Kopinor collects and distributes fees for use of works in public exams and the production of audio books for visually impaired (legal license).

DISTRIBUTION
Outline of Distribution plan and methodology used : Distributions are primarily based on statistical surveys.
Title-specific distribution : No
Non title-specific distribution : No
Both title-specific distribution and non title-specific distribution : Yes
Full reporting : No
Sampling : No
Statistical surveys : Yes
Objective availability : No
Possibility to be copied : No


AGREEMENTS
Number of Bilateral agreements type A : 23
Bilateral agreements type A with : CADRA (Argentina); CAL (Australia); Reprobel (Belgium); Access Copyright (Canada); Copibec (Canada); CFC (France); VG Bild-Kunst (Germany); VG Musikedition (Germany); VG Wort (Germany); ICLA (Ireland); AIDRO (Italy); SIAE (Italy); Jamcopy (Jamaica); Sticthing Reprorecht (Netherlands); Kopipol (Poland); CopyRus (Russia); Sámikopiija (Sápmi); CLASS (Singapore); DALRO (South Africa); CEDRO (Spain); Bonus Presskopia (Sweden); CLA (UK); NLA (UK)
Number of Bilateral agreements type B : 13
Bilateral agreements type B with : Literar-Mechana (Austria); COPY-DAN Writing (Denmark); Fjölrit (Faroe Islands); Kopiosto (Finland); OSDEL (Greece); HKRRLS (Hong Kong); HARR (Hungary); Fjölís (Iceland); Kopiken (Kenya); MASA (Mauritius); CLL (New Zealand); Pro Litteris (Switzerland & Lichtenstein); ZimCopy (Zimbabwe)
Other agreements with RROs : Type C (Power-of-Attorneys): COSOMA (Malawi); Repronig (Nigeria); CCC (USA). Type D (Agreements on transfer of funds): BASCA, MPA (UK); AAP, ABM, ACA, MPA (USA)

FINANCIAL DATA


Total amount collected for all licensing :
NOK 239,003,214.00 (+/- EUR 30,575,582.59)

Total amount collected for reproduction licensing :
NOK 239,003,214.00 (+/- EUR 30,575,582.59)

Total amount collected nationally for reproduction licensing :
NOK 236,226,870.00 (+/- EUR 30,220,406.05)

Total amount received for licensing from other RROs world-wide :
NOK 2,776,344.00 (+/- EUR 355,176.54)

Total amount distributed to national rightsholders :
NOK 161,009,950.00 (+/- EUR 20,597,936.50)

Total Amount distributed to foreign RROs :
NOK 43,940,831.00 (+/- EUR 5,621,332.39)

Total amount distributed from all licensing :
NOK 204,950,789.00 (+/- EUR 26,219,269.91)


The exchange rate of 1 January 2011 was applied, being EUR 1= 7.8168 NOK