Troonstraat / rue du Trône 98b1 a) History summary : Reprobel was founded in 1994 and was appointed as central RRO for the old reprography scheme in 1997, with collections starting in 1998 and a first distribution to rightsholders in 2001. As from 2017, Reprobel is the central RRO for the reprography and publishers' remuneration in the private and public sector and for the separate education and research remuneration. Since 2005, Reprobel also administers PLR in Belgium. b) Legal system : Private and public sector: legal licence for photocopies (reprography remuneration to the benefit of authors and separate publishers' remuneration). Additional mandate-based licence for print-outs and for digital re-use of copyrighted works. Education and research: legal licence for paper and digital reproductions and for secured network communication. No additional mandate-based licence. PLR: legal licence. January 1 - December 31 1994 2001 Representation of all CMOs (15) in board by virtue of Reprobel's statutes. 15 8 President: Anne-Lize Vancraenem (SAJAM) Vice-President: Sandrien Mampaey (License2Publish) Chair of Authors College: Lara Leo (deAuteurs) Chair of Publishers College: Marc Hofkens (SEMU) 15 7 8 Reprobel members are Belgian CMOs representing authors and/or publishers. Authors' CMOs : ASSUCOPIE, deAuteurs, JAM/SAJ, SABAM, SACD, SCAM, SOFAM and VEWA. Publishers’ CMOs : COPIEBEL, COPIEPRESSE, LICENSE2PUBLISH, REPRO PP, REPROPRESS, SEMU, LIBRIUS and SABAM. (*) SABAM is represented in both the Authors and the Publishers College but is counted as only one Reprobel member. 14 Civil Law Legal Licence Indirect representation via authors' and publishers' CMOs (text & visual). Non-affiliated rightholders can claim directly from Reprobel under legal licences however. Scope of mandate is defined by law under legal licence. Additional mandates (15) from member CMOs for print-outs and for digital re-use in the private and public sector. Professional users only (no private copying --) www.auvibel.be). Reprography & publishers remuneration: public & private sector (+ additional licence for print-outs and digital re-use in these sectors) Education & research: officially recognized educational institutions of all levels and types + (public) research institutions PLR: public libraries. Private and public sector - combined licence covering photocopies under legal licence and print-outs and digital re-use under mandate base-based licence against one flat fee for all usages combined. Education and research - photocopies, print-outs, scans, digital copies and secured network communication only. No additional mandate-base licence for other usages. Public lending (PLR):: "analogue" only (physical works) under legal licence. Text works (Authors College): Journalistic, literary, scientific/educational texts, other texts, musical works (excluding sheet music). Text works (Publishers College): Books, Newspapers, Magazines, musical works (excluding sheet music), Other. Visual works (Authors' College): Photos, other visual & graphic works. Private and public sector, education / research, public libraries. Education & research: paper and digital copies, and secured network transmission only. Private and public sector: photocopies under legal licence, print-outs and digital re-use (scans, digital-to-digital copies, internal one-to-many digital communication, external one-to-few digital communication, digital presentations & digital archiving, excluding posting on public website) through additional mandate-based licence PLR: analogue / physical works only (no e-books under legal licence) Private and public sector (prints and digital re-use): all text & image works except sheet music. Education & research: all works covered by legal licence (text & image, AV and sound works) except sheet music. PLR: none (physical works only) PLR: Stichting PRO & Stichting LIRA (the Netherlands) & CCC/ACA (US) Yes Mandate-based licensing: print-outs and digital re-use in private and public sector. 11.40% (official ratio) €2,309,114 €2,720,594 €23,624,536 €17,038,692 €14,368,337 €10,613,202 €9,034,203 €1,578,999 €1,398,702 €737,864 50/50 24 Copyright Agency (Australia), Literar-Mechana (Austria), Access Copyright (Canada), Copibec (Québec), CFC (France), VG Wort (Germany), ICLA (Ireland), JAAC (Japan), Pro Litteris (Liechtenstein and Switzerland), Luxorr (Luxemburg), Stichting Reprorecht (The Netherlands), Kopinor (Norway), DALRO (South Africa), CEDRO (Spain), CLA (UK), CCC (USA), Copydan (Denmark), SIAE (Italy), Copyright Polska (Poland), OSDEL (Greece), Kopiosto (Finland). All relevant bilateral agreements extended or to be extended to digital usages in all professional sectors by end of 2021.. 12 CAD (Argentina), DHK (Croatia), HKRRLS (Hong-Kong & Macau), HARR (Hungary), Fjölis (Iceland), JAMCOPY (Jamaica), KOPJAMALT (Malta), MASA (Mauritius), CEMPRO (Mexico), Repronig (Nigeria), LITA (Slovakia), KORRA (Korea). Yes Yes After the HP Belgium ruling of the CJEU in November 2015, all subsequent national court rulings with importers have been ruled in favor of Reprobel (no direct effect of 2001 copyright directive - old reprography remuneration scheme fully applies). Recently, a cassation request by HP was dismissed by the Cour de Cassation. As a result, importers will have to declare and/or pay what is still outstanding for ref years 2015 and 2016. More than 10 court cases with importers still pending. Substantial reform of copyright law after HP Belgium ruling of CJEU in November 2015. As from 2017, reprography equipment levies were scrapped, and separate legal licences were introduced for the private and public sector (reprography to the benefit of authors and parallel publishers' remuneration - photocopies only) and for state funded education and research (paper and digital copies and secured network communication). Publishers' remuneration installed on the basis of national law, outside EU copyright law. Reprography and publishers' remuneration governed by two separate Royal Decrees but identical per page tariff (de facto still 50/50). Mandate-based licence for private and public sector extended to digital re-use as from ref year 2020. As a general rule, Reprobel distributes to member CMOs of authors and publishers, which in turn pay out to individual authors or publishers. Non-title specific. 7 50 Financial data relate to FY 2020 - to be approved by Reprobel AGM in June 2021 Staff members counted in FTE 35.25 14.75% Euro
1050
Brussels
Belgium
(REPROBEL) REPROBEL
Organisation
Year Financial
Year Incorporated
Year First Distribution
Board Members Method
Board Members Number
Author Reps Number
Remarks Board
Member Associations Number
Pub Associations Number
Creators Associations Number
Remarks Members
Staff Number
National Legislation Type
Licensing System
Mandating Rights Holders
Reprographic Licences Types of Institutions
Reprographic Licences Types of Uses
Reprographic Licences Types of Works
Digital Licences Types of Institutions
Digital Licences Types of Uses
Digital Licences Types of Works
Other Agreements RROs
Other Licences PLR Flag
Other Licensing System
Admin Percentage
Administration Charge
Amount Collected PLR
Amount Collected Total
Amount Distributed Licensing
Amount Distributed Licensing Reprographic
Amount Distributed National Rightsholders
Amount Distributed National Rightsholders Reprographic
Amount Distributed PLR
Amount Distributed RROs Foreign
Amount Received RROs Worldwide Licensing
Author Publisher Split
Bilateral Agreements Type A Number
Bilateral Agreements Type A With
Bilateral Agreements Type B Number
Bilateral Agreements Type B With
Dist Method Non Title Specific Flag
Dist Method Statistical Surveys Flag
New Developments & Court Cases
New Developments Legislation
New Developments Licensing
Outline Distribution Plan
Publisher Reps Number
Publishers Percentage
Remarks Financial
Remarks Staff
Text Authors Percentage
Visual Material Authors Percentage
Local Currency