(KOPIOSTO) KOPIOSTO

Organisation

Kopiosto was founded in 1978 due to the rapid spread of photocopying in 1970s. From early 1980s Kopiosto has represented also audiovisual authors and performing artists. Nowadays Kopiosto is a biggest copyright society in Finland. In addition to its mandates Kopiosto manage the extended collective license in many area in Finland.

Year Financial

2021

Year Incorporated

1978

Year First Distribution

1982

Board Members Method

The Board of Directors is elected at the Annual meeting.

Board Members Number

11

Author Reps Number

39

Remarks Board

The Chair: Heikki Jokinen

Member Associations Number

41

Pub Associations Number

6

Creators Associations Number

39

Rights Holders Number

70000

Remarks Members

Authors, photographers, performing artists and publishers operating widely in the fields of culture and communications and represent literature, the press, music, pictures and moving image, among others. Author organisations: Akava – the Confederation of Unions for Professional and Managerial Staff in Finland Artists’ Association of Finland Association for Local Papers Editors-in-Chief Association of Finnish Film Directors (SELO) Association of Finnish Non-fiction Writers Association of Finnish Radio- and TV Commentators Central Association of Finnish Photographic Organizations, Finnfoto Finnish Actors Union Finnish Animation Guild Finnish Association of Magazine Editors-in-Chief Finnish Association of Directors of Photography in Television Finnish Association of Science Editors and Journalists Finnish Association of Translators and Interpreters (SKTL) Finnish Comics Professionals Finnish Composers’ Copyright Society Teosto Finnish Critics’ Association Finnish Illustration Association Finnish Music Creators FMC Finnish Musicians’ Union Finnish Playwrights and Screenwriters Guild Finnish Society of Cinematographers Finnish Union of authors writing for children, youngsters and young adults Forum Artis, The Joint Organization for Associations of Finnish Artists Freelance Media Workers' Association Grafia – Association of Visual Communication Designers in Finland Gramex, The Collective Management Organisation for Recorded Music in Finland Guild of Finnish Editors Society of Finnish Composers Society of Swedish Authors in Finland (SFS) Swedish speaking Actors Union of Finland (FSS) Theatre, Film and Television Designers Trade Union for Theatre and Media Finland Union of Dance and Circus Artists Finland Union of Film and Media Employees Finland Union of Finnish Radio and TV Journalists Union of Finnish Writers Union of Journalists in Finland (UJF) Union of Theatre Directors and Dramaturgs Finland Visual Artists' Copyright Society Kuvasto Publishing organisations: Finnish Association for Scholarly Publishing Finnish Association of Technical Publishers Finnish Book Publishers’ Association Finnish Magazine Media Association Finnish Music Publishers’ Association (FMPA) News Media Finland

Staff Number

41

National Legislation Type

Civil Law

Licensing System

Extended Collective Licence

Mandating Rights Holders

Individual mandates from near 50 000 right holders.

Reprographic Licences Types of Institutions

All types of schools and universities, state and municipal administration, churches, private and public enterprises and organisations etc.

Reprographic Licences Types of Uses

Educational, research and internal uses.

Reprographic Licences Types of Works

All types of published material.

Digital Licences Types of Institutions

All types of schools and universities, private and public enterprises. Finnish national library, archives, museums and other organisations.

Digital Licences Types of Uses

Educational and research uses. Business sector: scanning and digital copying for internal use. Making digital copies and transferring the copies in libraries, archives and museums for educational, research and other uses.

Digital Licences Types of Works

All types of copyright protected material, excluding audio- and audio visual works and computer software or games.

Other Areas Licensing

Public Lending Rights, ONLY on behalf of visual artists and photographers. Text and data mining: Kopiosto has a licensing agreement with FIN-CLARIN, which is an infrastructure for language resources and enables for instance text and data mining. In addition Kopiosto licenses retransmission of broadcasts and recording of radio and television programmes and distributes revenues from blank tape levies.

Other Licences PLR Flag

Yes

Admin Percentage

11

Amount Business

€3

Amount Collected Licensing Reprographic

€22

Amount Collected Nationally Licensing Reprographic

€22

Amount Collected PLR

€2

Amount Collected Total

€53

Amount Collecting Societies

€0

Amount Distributed Licensing Reprographic

€21,900,000

Amount Distributed National Rightsholders

€35,800,000

Amount Distributed National Rightsholders Reprographic

€20,400,000

Amount Distributed PLR

€1,400,000

Amount Distributed RROs Foreign

€1,800,000

Amount Further Education

€1,000,000

Amount Government

€3,800,000

Amount Higher Education

€3,900,000

Amount Individual Artists

€0

Amount Levies Equipment

€0

Amount Other Sectors

€200,000

Amount Publishers Visual Creators Organisations

€5,600,000

Amount Received RROs Worldwide Licensing Reprographic

€550,000

Amount Schools

€98,000

Amount Visual Creators Organisations

€2,900,000

Amount Visual Works Publishers

€2,900,000

Author Publisher Split

50/50

Bilateral Agreements Type A Number

13

Bilateral Agreements Type A With

ACCESS (Canada); BONUS ACCESS COPYRIGHT (Sweden); CAL (Australia); CCC (US); CEDRO (Spain); CFC (France); CLA (UK); COPY-DAN (Denmark); KOPINOR (Norway); NLA (UK); REPROBEL (Belgium); VG Musikedition (Germany); KOPINOR (Norway); VG Wort (Germany)

Bilateral Agreements Type B Number

11

Bilateral Agreements Type B With

CADRA (Argentina); CopyRus (Russia); Fjölís (Faroa Islands); HARR (Hungary); HKRRLS (Hong Kong); JAMCOPY (Jamaica); KOPIPOL (Poland); Litterar-Mechana (Austria); MASA (Mauritius); Pro Litteris (Switzerland); TTRRO (Trinidad and Tobago)

Dist Method Non Title Specific Flag

Yes

Dist Method Statistical Surveys Flag

Yes

President Chair

For example any links with other IFRRO members in your country through mutual nomination of members on each others Boards.

Publisher Reps Number

6

Publishers Percentage

50

Remarks Financial

Remark about financial data: For instance if the data entered refers to a previous year (for those members whose data arrives too late to be included in the Directory) This field can also be used if you wish to explain more about how the financial data is made up, for instance if you have had difficulties using the categories in the template Please note that the term “Reproduction” means “Reprographic and similar reproduction including levies”. (A)Total amount collected: This should contain all licensing including non-reprographic licensing such as music. (B + D) If there is no other kind of licensing, the figure will be the same as that for Total amount collected for Reproduction Licensing (B)

Text Authors Percentage

41

Visual Material Authors Percentage

9

Local Currency

Euro