IFRRO History

  • 1980

    IFRRO began in 1980 as a working group of the Copyright Committee of the International Publishers Association and the International Group of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers (STM)

  • May 1984

    Copenhagen

    This working group became an informal consortium called the International Forum for Reproduction Rights Organisations. This change acknowledged the more direct participation of authors and other rights owners within the group

  • April 1988

    Copenhagen

    IFRRO became a formal federation eligible to speak on behalf of its constituents before various international bodies such as WIPO, UNESCO, the European Community, and the Council of Europe

  • September 1992

    Helsinki

    IFRRO adopted new Statutes and Guidelines which provided for the establishment of a Board of Directors and a professional Secretariat

  • October 1996

    Toronto

    The statutes and guidelines were amended

  • May 1996

    London

    IFRRO adopted a new 3-year plan involving the restructuring and expansion of its activities in many areas. In particular, it was decided to create an IFRRO Development Fund to finance special projects and assist new RROs

  • January 1998

    Brussels

    The IFRRO Secretariat established its headquarters in Brussels, Belgium