Founding Legislation
PLR Act 2003 (implemented 2005).
Method of calculation
Copies and library membership – Payment per copy purchased (6% of book price) and Euro 1.5 per library member and Euro 1 for university lib members; authors’ pensions.
Amount available for payments
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Citizenship and/or language requirement
French authors and publishers; reciprocal agreements with other countries.
Eligible material
Books . But not textbooks for student use, remaindered books, old or used books, sheet music, self-published books sold by authors, journals, magazines etc..
Eligible Recipients Authors, illustrators, publishers.
Managed By
Collecting society (SOFIA).
Libraries Covered
Municipal, departmental, university, works council, and other libraries lending to the public, hospital, non-profit organisation libraries, etc.
