(ProLitteris) ProLitteris

Year Incorporated

1974

Year First Distribution

1974

Board Members Method

By the AGM

Board Members Number

12

Author Reps Number

7

Rights Holders Number

15161

Remarks Members

14'271 Swiss authors,visual artists 890 Swiss publishers

Staff Number

20

National Legislation Type

Civil Law

Licensing System

Legal Licence

Mandating Rights Holders

Mandate from all members

Reprographic Licences Types of Institutions

Commercial and industrial companies, government, schools, universities, libraries, copyshops

Reprographic Licences Types of Uses

Photocopying of excerpts of works for internal information and documentation

Reprographic Licences Types of Works

All types of works

Digital Licences Types of Institutions

Commercial and industrial companies, government, schools, universities, libraries

Digital Licences Types of Uses

Digital reproduction of excerpts of works for internal information and documentation

Digital Licences Types of Works

All types of works

Other Agreements RROs

around 40 A-type agreements with visual arts societies

Other Areas Licensing

Licensing reproduction rights of visual art. Licensing broadcasting rights of literary works.

Other Licensing System

Voluntary collective licensing concerning reproductions rights for visual art and broadcasting rights

Admin Percentage

16.1

Administration Charge

₣0

Amount Business

₣9,139,468

Amount Collected Licensing Reprographic

₣18,328,851

Amount Collected Nationally Licensing Reprographic

₣21,459,755

Amount Collected PLR

₣0

Amount Collected Total

₣34,780,452

Amount Collecting Societies

₣0

Amount Distributed Licensing

₣25,228,720

Amount Distributed Licensing Reprographic

₣13,632,135

Amount Distributed National Rightsholders

₣20,112,681

Amount Distributed National Rightsholders Reprographic

₣10,092,506

Amount Distributed PLR

₣0

Amount Distributed RROs Foreign

₣5,116,040

Amount Further Education

₣0

Amount Government

₣1,498,060

Amount Higher Education

₣0

Amount Individual Artists

₣0

Amount Levies Equipment

₣0

Amount Other Sectors

₣228,426

Amount Publishers Visual Creators Organisations

₣0

Amount Received RROs Worldwide Licensing

₣2,611,182

Amount Received RROs Worldwide Licensing Reprographic

₣1,342,887

Amount Schools

₣10,640,731

Amount Visual Creators Organisations

₣0

Amount Visual Works Publishers

₣0

Author Publisher Split

50:50

Bilateral Agreements Type A With

CCC (USA); CFC (France); CLA (UK); VG WORT (Germany); Literar-Mechana (Austria); CLL (New Zealand); Cedro/CONLICENCIA (Spain); Copibec (Canada); CA/viscopy (Australia); Luxorr (Luxembourg); SIAE (Italy); AIDRO (Italy); Reprobel (Belgium); JAACC/JCOPY (Japan); Access Copyright (Canada); NLA (United Kingdom); COPY-DAN (Denmark); IRRO (India); CLASS (Singapore); DALRO (South Africa); HKRRLS (Hong Kong); BBDA (Burkina Faso); Stichting Reprorecht (Netherlands)

Bilateral Agreements Type B With

KUVASTO (Finland); ALCS (UK); LIRA (Netherlands); Fjölís (Iceland); ICLA (Ireland); AKAA-LAA (Latvia); LATGA-A (Lithuania); KOPINOR (Norway); Kopipol (Poland); OOA-S (Czech Republic); Hungart (Hungary); EAÜ (Estonia); Osdel (Greece); LITA (Slovak Republic); KOPIOSTO (Finland); KORRA, SACK (South Korea)

Cultural Social Deductions Percentage

11

Dist Method Both Specific Flag

Yes

Dist Method Objective Availability Flag

Yes

Dist Method Statistical Surveys Flag

Yes

New Developments Other

Regarding its domestic distribution, ProLitteris implemented new regulations for works published online only. ProLitteris remunerates rightsholders (authors and publishers) for texts published online. In order to participate, publishers has to install a counter on their websites. Texts having more than 500 visits from Switzerland and fulfilling the other conditions of the distribution regulations are entitled to a remuneration. From 2023 on, images published online in relation with a text will also be remunerated.

Publisher Reps Number

5

Publishers Percentage

50

Text Authors Percentage

50

Visual Material Authors Percentage

100

Local Currency

CHF Switzerland