Stichting Reprorecht

SR, Stichting Reprorecht

Kruisweg 793-795, 2132 NG, Hoofddorp
P.O. Box 3060, 2130 KB, Hoofddorp
Netherlands
Phone: +31 23 870 0207
Fax: +31 23 870 0210
Email: reprorecht@cedar.nl
web: reprorecht.nl

Chief Executive:
: Mr H. (Hein) van Leeuwen

KEY REPRESENTATIVES
: Mr M. P. (Martèl) Bakker Schut
E-Mail : martel.bakkerschut@cedar.nl
Phone : +31 23 799 70 10

HISTORY OF ORGANISATION
History of the organisation : The Reproduction Rights Organisation ‘Stichting Reprorecht’ (SR) was founded in 1974 by authors’ and publishers’ organisations. SR’s aim is to promote, on a non-profit basis, the interests of authors, other copyright holders and publishers with regard to matters of reprographic copyright. In 1985 the Dutch Minister of Justice appointed SR as the exclusive collection and distribution agency for revenues accrued from Dutch reproduction rights.
Year of incorporation : 1974
Year of first collection : 1985
Year of first distribution : 1988

ORGANISATION
Composition of Board
Total number of Board Members : 17
Total number of Author Representatives :8
Total number of Publisher Representatives :8
Remarks about the Board : Part of the SR appointment as an independent rights organisation entails government supervision. The Minister of Justice has instituted a Supervisory Tribunal, which, since the inception in 1985, has consulted with the General Council and the SR Executive Committee about the progress of its activities a number of times a year. The General Council consists of eight board members appointed by the various authors’ organisations, eight board members appointed by the various publishers’ organisations and a independent chairperson. The Executive Committee (two authors' board members, two publishers' board members and the independent chairperson) delegate the tasks to be carried out by the SR staff. SR Executive Committee: Ms. M.J. Sanders-ten Holte (Chair), Mr. C.P.A. Hollierhoek (Vice-Chair), Mr. L. Dijkema (Treasurer), Mr. A.Ph. Maandag, Mr. C.J. Gijsbers.

Members:
Remarks about the members : Hundreds of publishers and many thousands of authors (writers and visual artists) are represented.

MODEL OF RRO OPERATION

Type of National legislation :

Civil law : Yes
Common law : No
Other Law: Dutch Copyright Law permits the making of photocopies for private use, providing this is limited to small sections of books, or short articles from daily newspapers or magazines. Photocopies made for private use may only be used by the person copying them and may not be issued to others. Educational institutions, libraries, government agencies and other institutions working in the public interest may issue photocopies for internal use to students, mutual lending between libraries and to civil servants respectively – providing fair compensation is paid to SR for these copies. The reproduction right fee, set in 1974 and still effective today, is € 0.045 per copy. Only non-scientific educational institutions pay € 0.011 per copy per page. The Act of 28 March 2002 for the amendment of the Dutch Copyright Act of 1912 with regards to reprographic reproduction was published in Dutch State Book 186. After a legislation process lasting years, the effect of reproduction rights has now been extended to the Dutch business sector. This new law has been implemented in February 2003.

Licensing system:
Legal Licence

LICENCES
Reprographic licences
Types of works licensed : Professional and scientific journals and books; Educational texts; Sheet music; Newspapers, Literary works and general books; Magazines for the General Readership; Visual works.
Types of uses licensed (including, where applicable, course packs, document delivery): Photocopies, not including course packs and document delivery
Types of institutions/sectors licensed : Government, Education and Business


Other Licences
Public Lending Rights : No


DISTRIBUTION
Outline of Distribution plan and methodology used : sample data according to category of works
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 A : 13
Bilateral agreements type A with : Australia, Belgium, UK, Ireland, Canada, France, Québec, USA, New Zealand, Spain, Norway
Number of Bilateral agreements type B : 9
Bilateral agreements type B with : Brazil, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Mexico, Poland, South Africa

FINANCIAL DATA


Total amount collected for all licensing :
€ 24,710,000.00
Total amount collected for reproduction licensing :
€ 24,710,000.00
Total amount collected nationally for reproduction licensing :
€ 22,283,000.00
Total amount received for licensing from other RROs world-wide :
€ 2,428,000.00
Total amount distributed to national rightsholders :
€ 23,468,000.00
Total Amount distributed to foreign RROs :
€ 3,379,000.00
Total amount distributed from all licensing :
€ 26,847,000.00