(IRRO) Indian Reprographic Rights Organisation

Organisation

IRRO is an authors and publishers owned organisation created in 2000 to license books and other publications’ reproduction rights. IRRO has been granted exclusive statutory registration by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, vide Registration No. CS/04/reprographic rights in the field of literary works/2002 dated 28th June 2002, as a Copyright Society under sub-section (3) of section 33 of the Copyright Act, 1957 (14 of 1957) and is exclusively permitted to commence and carry on the Copyright Business of “reprographic rights” in India.

Year Incorporated

2000

Year First Distribution

2016

Board Members Method

Authors and Publishers by Voting, representative of visual arts society by nomination

Board Members Number

15

Author Reps Number

6

Remarks Board

The Governing Body comprises the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary General, Treasurer, Hony. Advisor, Ten Executive Members

Member Associations Number

3

Pub Associations Number

2

Creators Associations Number

2

Rights Holders Number

461

Remarks Members

IRRO represents all prominent authors, publishers and visual creators bodies in India, spanning all 28 states, 7 union territories and over 30 languages (Publishers 98, Authors 363 Total 461 (Members)

Staff Number

5

National Legislation Type

Common Law

Other Law

Indian Copyright Act 1957 - Common Law

Licensing System

Voluntary Licencing with legal back-up

Mandating Rights Holders

Authors, Publishers, Visual Artists - www.ivas.in

Reprographic Licences Types of Institutions

Education, Businesses and Government

Reprographic Licences Types of Uses

Blanket licences for course packs, internal copies, press digests, document delivery and any other reprography

Reprographic Licences Types of Works

All printed works: books, newspapers, magazines, journals and other periodicals, etc.

Reprographic Pilot Projects

None at the moment

Digital Licences Types of Institutions

Education, Businesses and Government

Digital Licences Types of Uses

Digital reproduction for the internal information of organisations, Digital reproduction for educational purposes

Digital Licences Types of Works

Books, newspapers, magazines, journals and other periodical publications in electronic and paper format

Digital Pilot Projects

None

Other Licensing System

Voluntary Collective Licensing System, Voluntary collective management for digital rights.

Admin Percentage

15%

Administration Charge

₨0

Amount Business

₨0

Amount Collected PLR

₨0

Amount Collecting Societies

₨0

Amount Distributed Licensing

₨5,991,350

Amount Distributed Licensing Reprographic

₨0

Amount Distributed National Rightsholders

₨5,991,350

Amount Distributed National Rightsholders Reprographic

₨0

Amount Distributed PLR

₨0

Amount Distributed RROs Foreign

₨0

Amount Further Education

₨0

Amount Government

₨0

Amount Higher Education

₨0

Amount Individual Artists

₨0

Amount Levies Equipment

₨0

Amount Other Sectors

₨0

Amount Publishers Visual Creators Organisations

₨0

Amount Received RROs Worldwide Licensing Reprographic

₨97,056,560

Amount Schools

₨0

Amount Visual Creators Organisations

₨0

Amount Visual Works Publishers

₨0

Bilateral Agreements Type A Number

12

Bilateral Agreements Type A With

JAACC (Japan), CADRA (Argentina), CopyRus (Russian Federation), CLL (New Zealand), AIDRO (Italy) & Copydan Writing (Denmark), CLA (UK), SIAE (Italy), CEDRO (Spain), KOPINOR (Norway), PROLITTERIS (Switzerland), DALRO (South Africa)

Bilateral Agreements Type B Number

12

Bilateral Agreements Type B With

TTRRO (Trinidad and Tobago), MASA (Mauritius), JAMCOPY (Jamaica), REPRONIG (Nigeria), HARR (Hungary), KOPIKEN (Kenya), FILCOLS ( Philippines), OSDEL (Greece), KORRA (Korea), LUXORR (Luxembourg),URRO (Uganda), COPYRO (Romania)

Cultural Social Deductions Percentage

1

Dist Method Both Specific Flag

Yes

Dist Method Full Reporting Flag

Yes

Dist Method Non Title Specific Flag

Yes

Dist Method Objective Availability Flag

Yes

Dist Method Possibility Copied Flag

Yes

Dist Method Sampling Flag

Yes

Dist Method Statistical Surveys Flag

Yes

Dist Method Title Specific Flag

Yes

Outline Distribution Plan

Tariff Scheme for each Category

Publisher Reps Number

9

Remarks Staff

Consultant 1, Computer Operator 1, Accountant 1, Messenger 1, Driver 1.

Local Currency

INR India