Postboks 62 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 were paid out in 2019. 1992 1994 Board members are elected annually by the council of representatives at the annual general meeting. 3 1 1 representative for composers. 6 1 5 500 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. 1 Civil Law, Common 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. Extended Collective Licence 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. 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. 20 kr698,311 kr0 kr2,805,489 kr2,805,489 kr0 kr2,805,489 kr0 kr990,327 kr990,327 kr990,327 kr990,327 kr0 kr0 kr0 kr845 kr397,919 kr0 kr0 kr441,993 kr0 kr0 kr0 kr2,345,296 kr0 kr0 5 Fjølis, Kopinor, CopyDan Writing, Bonus Copyright Access, Kopiosto Yes Yes 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. Signed a collaboration agreement with the Faroese publicly funded education material publisher, Nám for translating and maintaining an online learning platform about copyright, FjølNám. 1 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. Due to the re-establishing phase since 2018, Fjølrit is still one year behind in payout for some agreements. Heidi Durhuus, IT-developer, digital design and communication. Employed from 1 April 2018.
Arnbjørn Ó. Dalsgarð, Secretary general. Employed from 1 march 2022. DKK Denmark
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