(LITA) LITA, Society of Authors

Organisation

- 1949: regional office of the agency DILIA from Prague providing elementary services; - 1954: Slovak Dramatic and Literary Agency DILIA; public cooperative, voluntary association of writers, translators, musicians specialising mainly in theatre. DILIA protects authors' rights in the territory of Slovakia; - 1961: public cooperative becomes an organisation with modern structure; - 1969: the name is changed to LITA, Slovak Literary Agency. LITA won international competence and became monopoly for transfer of rights from and to abroad. Its services were intended for publishers, theatres, television, radio and other users; - 1993: the changes in the society influenced also the changes in LITA. LITA transformed to the civil association (of writers, script writers, directors, cartoonists, choreographers, translators) and changed the name to LITA, Society of Authors. Focus of its services moved from agency related matter to the administration of authors' rights; - 1998: on the basis of the Act on the collective management of rights the Ministry of Culture granted to LITA the Licence for collective management of rights for the areas of literary, dramatic, music-dramatic, choreographic and audiovisual works; - 2004: LITA extended its activities to collective management of rights of the authors of visual works and photography; - 2005: LITA represents also the authors of architectonic works and the authors of works of applied arts.

Board Members Method

By the General Assembly

Board Members Number

9

Author Reps Number

9

Remarks Board

The Board is composed of 9 members to cover all categories of represented authors, in more detail: 3 representatives of authors of literary works, 3 representatives of authors of audio-visual works, 2 representatives of authors of works of visual arts and photography and 1 representative of authors of dramatic and theatrical works.

Rights Holders Number

3849

Remarks Members

According to the Slovak Copyright Act, the right of the right holders for remuneration from reprography exception belongs to mandatory collectively managed rights. This means that levies from the reprography exception are distributed also among right holders not represented by LITA.

Staff Number

25

National Legislation Type

Civil Law

Other Law

Authors’ rights, neighbouring rights and collective management of rights are governed by the Copyright Act No. 185/2015 Coll.

Licensing System

Equipment levy and Operator's fee

Mandating Rights Holders

Authors of text and images

Other Areas Licensing

Public Lending Right Cable retransmission Communication to the public Broadcasting Reproduction Making available Public display Dissemination by sale or other transfer of patrimonial rights Public performance

Other Licences PLR Flag

Yes

Admin Percentage

16,45

Administration Charge

€853,828

Amount Collected Licensing Reprographic

€645,354

Amount Collected Nationally Licensing Reprographic

€644,578

Amount Collected PLR

€309,193

Amount Collected Total

€5,190,286

Amount Distributed Licensing

€5,727,398

Amount Distributed Licensing Reprographic

€654,354

Amount Distributed National Rightsholders Reprographic

€654,354

Amount Distributed PLR

€234,193

Amount Distributed RROs Foreign

€1,874,645

Amount Levies Equipment

€634,311

Amount Received RROs Worldwide Licensing

€116,078

Amount Received RROs Worldwide Licensing Reprographic

€775

Author Publisher Split

100/0

Bilateral Agreements Type A With

-

Bilateral Agreements Type B Number

21

Bilateral Agreements Type B With

ABDR, Brazil Bild-Kunst, Germany CADRA, Argentina CAL, Australia CLL, New Zealand Copydan, Denmark CopyRus, Russia DILIA, Czech Republic Fjolís, Iceland HARR, Hungary HKRRLS, Hong Kong JAMCOPY, Jamaica KOPIPOL, Poland KOPJAMALT, Malta Literar-Mechana, Austria ORIGINAL, Bosnia and Herzegovina ProLitteris, Switzerland REPROBEL, Belgium REPRONIG, Nigeria VG Wort, Germany VIETRRO, Vietnam

Dist Method Objective Availability Flag

Yes

Dist Method Possibility Copied Flag

Yes

Dist Method Sampling Flag

Yes

Dist Method Statistical Surveys Flag

Yes

Outline Distribution Plan

shares between rights holders groups agreed by rights holders, individual distribution to the authors

Text Authors Percentage

80

Visual Material Authors Percentage

20%25

Local Currency

Euro