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4.1.3. LICENSING AND LEGAL REGIMESIn Central Europe, the practice is for any legal entity that owns a photocopying machine to pay a levy on the cost of thatmachine.Legal Licence can be done in a non-voluntary compulsory licensing system, such as the above. Voluntary licence withlegislative support can happen where extended collective licensing is the norm, such as in NORDIC countries. There must bea legal presumption.Voluntary licensing is based on sole m<strong>and</strong>ate. Contracts with indemnity clauses are signed.4.1.4. EXTENDED COLLECTIVE LICENCEKOPINOR negotiates licences equally for members <strong>and</strong> non-members.The Nordic solution for extended collective licensing is:If an organization has been m<strong>and</strong>ated by a substantial part of authors in the field to license, it must cover also non-members. Treatmembers <strong>and</strong> non-members equally.In the case of Norway, the collecting organisation must be approved by the Ministry of Culture.KOPINOR has licensing agreements with; Education: primary <strong>and</strong> secondary schools, universities <strong>and</strong> colleges; <strong>and</strong> Public Administration: municipalities <strong>and</strong> countries, state departments: The Norwegian Church; Private Business <strong>and</strong> Industry ; The Norwegian B<strong>and</strong> Federation; <strong>and</strong> The National Library.4.1.5. LICENCESLicences are issued for: All published material, including Internet; Blanket licensing, which is not title specific; Photocopying, printouts, scanning <strong>and</strong> storage; Downloading from Internet or the sources; <strong>and</strong> Use in Learning Management System, such as virtual learning environments, interactive white breads, projection, etc.- 144 -

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