Korea Reprographic and Transmission Rights Association

KRTRA, Korea Reprographic and Transmission Rights Association
1063-3, hwagog-dong Gangseo-gu
Seoul
157-010
Korea, South
Phone: +82-2-2608-2036
Fax: +82-2-2608-2031
Email: webmaster@copycle.or.kr
web: http://www.krtra.or.kr

Chief Executive:
President : Dong Sung, Cho

KEY REPRESENTATIVES
General Manager : Dong Hyun, Kim
E-Mail : el4697@krtra.or.kr
Vice-President / Vice-President of Korean Publishers Association : Jung mook, Lyu
Vice-President / President of Korean Society of Authors : Dae Woo, Kwon

HISTORY OF ORGANISATION
Year of incorporation : 1st July 2000
Year of first collection : 2000
Year of first distribution : 2006

ORGANISATION
Composition of Board
Total number of Board Members : 18
How are Board Members elected : 16 by recommendation of membership and 2 independent representatives on the Board are appointed by the Board.
Total number of Author Representatives :13
Total number of Publisher Representatives :5

Members:
Total number of Member Associations : 10
Total Publishers' Associations :2
Total Creators' (authors and visual artists) Associations:8
Remarks about the members : Authors, Publisher and academic associations (Korean Society of Authors, Korean Publishers Association, Korea Music Copyright Association, Korea TV & Radio Writers Association, Korean Association of Academic Societies and Korea Scenario Writers Association). Above associations are composed of approximate 19,000 authors and 930 publishers.

MODEL OF RRO OPERATION

Type of National legislation :

Civil law : Yes
Common law : No

Licensing system:
Voluntary Licencing schemes, with potential back-up in Copyright Laws

LICENCES
Reprographic licences
Types of works licensed : Books and theses, Periodicals, Photographic, Pictorial, Musical Works (Musical works are limited to all types of printed forms)
Types of uses licensed (including, where applicable, course packs, document delivery): Photocopying with copy machines in Copyshops(900), Government and public offices(24), Companies(10)


Other Licences
Public Lending Rights : No
Other areas of licensing : Transmission of academic journals

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


AGREEMENTS
Number of Bilateral agreements type B : 9
Bilateral agreements type B with : CLASS, KOPINOR, PRO-LITTERIS, COPY-DAN, OSDEL, TTRRO, CLL, Fjolis and IRRO. Approval procedure for effectuation of above BAs is still in process at the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

FINANCIAL DATA


Total amount collected for all licensing :
KRW 464,442,759.00 (+/- EUR 306,326.31)

Total amount collected for reproduction licensing :
KRW 296,510,000.00 (+/- EUR 195,565.14)

Total amount collected nationally for reproduction licensing :
KRW 296,510,000.00 (+/- EUR 195,565.14)

Total amount received for licensing from other RROs world-wide :
KRW 0.00 (+/- EUR 0.00)

Total amount distributed to national rightsholders :
KRW 339,924,148.00 (+/- EUR 224,199.23)

Total Amount distributed to foreign RROs :
KRW 0.00 (+/- EUR 0.00)

Total amount distributed from all licensing :
KRW 339,924,148.00 (+/- EUR 224,199.23)


The exchange rate of 1 January 2011 was applied, being EUR 1= 1516.1700 KRW