ABOUT US
Establishing Public Lending Right
Public Lending Right (PLR) is the right of authors and other rightsholders to receive payment for the free public use of their works in libraries.
PLR has been in existence since the 1940s. The first country to establish a PLR system was Denmark in 1946, followed by Norway in 1947 and Sweden in 1954. In every PLR country the use of authors’ works in public libraries forms the bedrock of the system. Additionally, other types of library, such as school and university libraries, may be included.
PLR International (PLRI) brings together countries with PLR systems to facilitate the exchange of best practice. It also provides advice and technical assistance to countries looking to set up PLR systems for the first time.
The Board of Directors of PLR International
- Anne Bergman (FEP – Federation of European Publishers). Alternate Committee Member: Quentin Deschandelliers.
- José Borghino (IPA – International Publishers’ Association). Alternate Committee Member: James Taylor.
- Nicole Pfister Fetz (EWC – European Writers’ Council). Alternate Committee Member: Nina George.
- Geoffroy Pelletier (SOFIA – Société Française des Intérêts des Auteurs de l’écrit). Alternate committee member: Florence-Marie Piriou.
- Arjen Polman (Stichting Leenrecht)
- Laetitia Nguala Masamba (EVA – European Visual Artists)
- Kurt Van Damme (Reprobel , Belgium). Alternate Committee Member: Jean-Paul Langhoor-Beitia.
President of PLR International: Arjen Polman
To get in touch: arjen.polman@plrinternational.com arjen.polman@cedar.nl