Organisation

Fjølrit was founded in 1992 and is owned by the authors, writers and publishers of texts and sheet music. We are a non-profit organization, offering reproduction agreements that enable educational institutions as well as businesses to legally use copies of copyrighted text, pictures and sheet music in their work. Until 2014 the remuneration we received under the reproduction agreements was distributed as financial support upon application from artists. As the Faroese authorities took over the responsibility for copyright, a new law came into force in 2015. Henceforth, the remuneration we receive under the reproduction agreements shall be distributed individually to the rights holders whose works are being copied. The first agreement under the new law was signed with the Ministry of culture on behalf of the Exam office, higher education and secondary schools on aug. 4 th 2017. The first remunerations will be in 2019.

Year Financial

1 January - 31 December

Year Incorporated

1992

Year First Distribution

1994

Board Members Method

Board members are elected annually by the council of representatives at the annual general meeting.

Board Members Number

3

Author Reps Number

1

Remarks Board

1 representative for composers.

Member Associations Number

6

Pub Associations Number

1

Creators Associations Number

5

Rights Holders Number

500

Remarks Members

The associations represent rights holders of printed and digital material - authors, translators, journalists, photographers, illustrators, composers and publishers. Fjølrit is based on the extended collective licence system where the rights holders are represented through their organisations. The member associations represent about 500 individual rights holders.

Staff Number

1

National Legislation Type

Civil Law, Common Law

Other Law

The extended collective licence system. The system is based on the existence of collective organisations representing the rights holders. On behalf of their members, the collective organisations enter into agreements with users of copyright protected works within certain areas.

Licensing System

Extended Collective Licence

Reprographic Licences Types of Institutions

Primary schools, secondary schools, commercial and technical schools, teacher training colleges, folk high schools, music schools, universities, other institutions of higher education, the public administration and governmental departments, municipalities, private enterprises, public and private organisations, etc.

Reprographic Licences Types of Works

All types of published material, both on paper and digital, except audio-visual works and pictorial art which does not appear in a textual context.

Admin Percentage

20

Administration Charge

kr698,311

Amount Business

kr0

Amount Collected Licensing Reprographic

kr2,805,489

Amount Collected Nationally Licensing Reprographic

kr2,805,489

Amount Collected PLR

kr0

Amount Collected Total

kr2,805,489

Amount Collecting Societies

kr0

Amount Distributed Licensing

kr990,327

Amount Distributed Licensing Reprographic

kr990,327

Amount Distributed National Rightsholders

kr990,327

Amount Distributed National Rightsholders Reprographic

kr990,327

Amount Distributed PLR

kr0

Amount Distributed RROs Foreign

kr0

Amount Further Education

kr0

Amount Government

kr845

Amount Higher Education

kr397,919

Amount Individual Artists

kr0

Amount Levies Equipment

kr0

Amount Other Sectors

kr441,993

Amount Publishers Visual Creators Organisations

kr0

Amount Received RROs Worldwide Licensing

kr0

Amount Received RROs Worldwide Licensing Reprographic

kr0

Amount Schools

kr2,345,296

Amount Visual Creators Organisations

kr0

Amount Visual Works Publishers

kr0

Bilateral Agreements Type B Number

5

Bilateral Agreements Type B With

Fjølis, Kopinor, CopyDan Writing, Bonus Copyright Access, Kopiosto

Dist Method Sampling Flag

Yes

Dist Method Title Specific Flag

Yes

New Developments Licensing

Re-signed a framework agreement with the 27 municipalities (out of 29) from 2018 and signed with the 28. municipality for the first time. The agreement covers copyrighted material for educational use and in-house use.

New Developments Other

Signed a collaboration agreement with the Faroese publicly funded education material publisher, Nám for translating and maintaining an online learning platform about copyright, FjølNám.

Publisher Reps Number

1

Remarks Admin

The administrative costs will be high for a time, as the organization must act according to new law and therefore change distribution of the remunerations from distributed as financial support upon application from artists, to individual to the rights holders whose works are being copied.

Remarks Financial

Due to the re-establishing phase since 2018, Fjølrit is still one year behind in payout for some agreements.

Remarks Staff

Heidi Durhuus, administrator, digital design and communication. Employed from 1 April 2018.

Local Currency

DKK Denmark