Founding Legislation
Act of Grants & Subsidies (1963); replaced by amendment to Copyright Act 2007 and new remuneration law in 2016.
Method of calculation
Loans based.
Citizenship and/or language requirement
Authors and rightsholders living in EEA countries.
Eligible material
Books and copyright works lent out by libraries, but not films or computer programs.
Eligible Recipients
Authors, illustrators, translators, designers, composers and other rigthsholders (but not publishers).
Managed By
Collecting societies representing authors (SANASTO), artists (KOPIOSTO) and composers (TEOSTO).
Libraries Covered
Public (but educational libraries to be included in future).
