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Copyright Review Commission Report - ICT Law and Regulation ...

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meaningful living out of their creative works. KOPINOR represents 22 of the 38 organisations functioning in the copyrightdomain within Norway.KOPINOR also signs international reciprocal agreements with other similar bodies. Through its development fund, it iscurrently helping Malawi to draft a model law for the harmonisation of the collection <strong>and</strong> management of all rights related tocopyright.Collective rights management organisations in Norway include:BONO;FONO;GRAMO;KOPINOR (the Reproduction Rights Organisation of Norway);NORWACO; <strong>and</strong>TONO.Their role in the copyright regime is to accommodate the users’ need to use works (in a convenient <strong>and</strong> lawful manner)wherein KOPINOR acts as a facilitating agent. They also manage the rights of the creators, producers <strong>and</strong> publishers. Theirfocus is on growing the industry through effective use <strong>and</strong> management of the copyright regime, as do all other similarcollective rights organisations.KOPINOR is a member of IFPRO – the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations. Its objectives are tosecure the economic <strong>and</strong> moral rights for authors <strong>and</strong> other right holders on a non-exclusive basis where the rights holdersfind it appropriate.KOPINOR concludes licences between users <strong>and</strong> author societies.In Norway, about 650 million copy pages are made from copyright works each year for internal institutional use. KOPINORlicenses <strong>and</strong> collects fees for about 90% of this volume. There is also a notable increase in digital use, around whichstrategies are currently being formed.KOPINOR’S member organisations are listed in the table below.FOCUS AREAAUTHORS LITERATUREMUSICMEMBER ORGANISATIONS1. The Non-Fiction Writers’ <strong>and</strong> Translators’ Association2. Norwegian Authors’ Union3. Norwegian Association of Literary Translators4. Norwegian Writers for Children5. Norwegian Playwrights’ Association6. Norwegian Comedy Writers’ Association7. Norwegian Society of Composers8. NOPA – Norwegian Society of Composers <strong>and</strong> Lyricists9. New Music Composers Group- 142 -

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