Founding Legislation
Copyright Act 1994; Royal Decree 2004; new Royal Decree 2012 after VEWA case.
Method of calculation
Since 2012 payments based on loans and no of vols.
Citizenship and/or language requirement
Not known.
Eligible material
Printed and audio visual works.
Eligible Recipients
Rightsholders of works lent out by libraries (incl authors, publishers, artists, producers).
Managed By
Collecting society (Reprobel). (Payment distribution by separate rightsholders’ organisations).
Libraries Covered
Public. Educational and scientific libraries exempted.
