The Reproduction Rights Society of Kenya

Kopiken, The Reproduction Rights Society of Kenya

P. O. Box 44265-00100
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Phone: +254-020-4442844
Fax: +254-020-4442844
Email: admin@kopiken.or.ke
web: http://www.kopiken.org

Chief Executive:
General Manager : Miss Sharon Musimbi Chahale
Chief Executive Phone : +254 722 694090
Chief Executive Email : chahale@kopiken.or.ke

KEY REPRESENTATIVES
Chairman : Rev. Christopher Benjamin Peter
E-Mail : zapfchancerykenya@yahoo.co.uk
Phone : +254721222311
General Manager : Ms. Chahale, Musimbi Sharon

HISTORY OF ORGANISATION
History of the organisation : Kopiken is Kenya's reproduction Rights Organisation(RRO). A Reproduction rights organisation is a collecting society which licenses the repropduction of copyright protected materials against payment of fees whenever it is impractical fopr rightsholders(authors and Publishers) to license and collect fees individually.Kopiken's role is to act as a bridge between Authors and Publishers and Userrs of their works.
Year of incorporation : 2005
Year of first collection : 2007
Year of first distribution : 2008

ORGANISATION
Composition of Board
Total number of Board Members : 7
How are Board Members elected : One from each member association, the general manager and 1 consultant director
Total number of Author Representatives :5
Total number of Publisher Representatives :1

Members:
Total number of Member Associations : 6
Total Publishers' Associations :1
Total Creators' (authors and visual artists) Associations:5
Total Rights holders represented : 6
Remarks about the members : Owners of reprographic rights in printed works

MODEL OF RRO OPERATION

Type of National legislation :

Civil law : No
Common law : Yes

Licensing system:
Voluntary Licencing schemes, without any form of back-up in Copyright Laws

LICENCES
Reprographic licences
Types of works licensed : All types of published material
Types of uses licensed (including, where applicable, course packs, document delivery): All kinds of users.
Types of institutions/sectors licensed : Baraton University of Eastern Africa


Other Licences
Public Lending Rights : No


DISTRIBUTION
Title-specific distribution : No
Non title-specific distribution : No
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
Bilateral agreements type A with : ALCS
Number of Bilateral agreements type B : 11
Bilateral agreements type B with : KOPINOR,CLL,TTRRO,REPRONIG,JAMCOPY,MASA, KOPITAN, IRRO, CLASS, DALRO, FILCOS

FINANCIAL DATA


Total amount collected for all licensing :
KES 237,200.00 (+/- EUR 2,180.79)

Total amount collected for reproduction licensing :
KES 237,200.00 (+/- EUR 2,180.79)

Total amount collected nationally for reproduction licensing :
KES 237,200.00 (+/- EUR 2,180.79)

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

Total amount distributed to national rightsholders :
KES 1,238,070.00 (+/- EUR 11,382.67)

Total Amount distributed to foreign RROs :
KES 325,808.00 (+/- EUR 2,995.44)

Total amount distributed from all licensing :
KES 1,238,070.00 (+/- EUR 11,382.67)


The exchange rate of 1 January 2011 was applied, being EUR 1= 108.7680 KES