Research and Registration
Staff in this area have the responsibility for registry the number of copies made at selected institutes of educations and in the business area and for the individual distribution of fees to rightsholders.
Head of Research and Registration: Vibeke Andersen va@copydan.dk
Rightsholders
The owner of the rights to a work is protected by the Danish Copyright Act and, as a point of departure, he or she has the right to receive a compensation if others copy from his or her work. There are two types of rightsholders: the originators (i.e. authors, journalists, composers, and illustrators), and publishers (i.e. publishing houses and other publishing enterprises).
Remuneration for copying
Remuneration comes from the institutions and companies that have entered licensing agreements with Writing. The process of calculating the amounts to be paid to rightsholders is based on surveys that take place at intervals of about five years. Inspections are carried out by an external statistical bureau in collaboration with representatives of the parties to the agreement.
Individual distribution
Writing distributes on the basis of samples taken from a representative group of various educational institutions. Only educational institutions designated to report must do so.
These reports form the basis for calculating the individual fees. Remunerations are distributed equally among authors and publishers.
Distributions to rightsholders
In 2009, DKK 193,8 million was destributed to about 12,200 Danish and 15,000 foreign rightsholders.
Total distributions in 2009:
Domestic distribution: DKK 152,9 million
International distribution: DKK 20,8 million
Total distributions in 2008:
Domestic distribution: 126,5 million
International distribution: 23,8 million
Total distributions in 2007:
Domestic distribution: 118,8 million
International distribution: 14,3 million
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