MEMBERS

Academic and Non-Fiction Authors Association of South Africa (ANFASA).  ANFASA was formed as a national association especially for authors of general non-fiction works, textbooks and academic works, but it does not exclude authors of fictional works from membership. Many authors of fiction write non-fiction as well, and vice versa. ANFASA’s programmes, and its objectives, apply broadly to all authors. ANFASA is dedicated to defending their intellectual property rights, to promoting their works and to sharing information and offering advice and expertise on writing and publishing. Delegates: Sihle Khumalo, Board Member; Samukelisiwe Mfuphi, National Coordinator  www.anfasa.org.za

CENTRO ESPAÑOL DE DERCHOS REPROGRÁFICOS EGDPI (CEDRO). CEDRO is a Spanish Reproduction Rights Centre.  A non-profit association of authors and publishers of books, magazines, journals, newspapers and sheet music, published in any format.  Cedro oversees the protection and collective management of intellectual property rights stemming from the secondary use (reproduction, distribution, public disclosure and transformation) of these publications. In 1988 the ministry of culture authorised Cedro to undertake this activity. CEDRO’s mission is to represent and protect the legitimate interests of authors and publishers of books and periodicals by authorising and endorsing the legal use of their works. Delegate: Javier Díaz De Olarte, Deputy Director. www.cedro.org

Stowarzyszenie Autorów i Wydawców COPYRIGHT POLSKA. COPYRIGHT POLSKA (SAiW CP ). Stowarzyszenie Autorów i Wydawców COPYRIGHT POLSKA is a collective mamangement organisation, established in 2002 under the laws of Poland. SAiW CP is collecting and distributing equipment levies and operator fees for publishers since 2003. In 2016 the Minister of Culture and National Heritage appointed SAiW CP to distribute PLR remunerations from the Minister budget to authors, translators, illustrators and publishers of published in Polish language printed books lend from public libraries. Since 2025 SAiW CP is representing both authors and publishers i.a. for lending and is signing with Foreign CMOs/RROs unilteral agreements to distribute PLR remunerations to represented by SAiW CP rightsholders in Poland. Delegates: Jędrzej Maciejewski, General Director; Zbigniew Czerwiński, President of the Board. www.copyrightpolska.pl

European Visual Artists (EVA) European Visual Artists (EVA) represents the interests of 31 collective management organisations for visual arts, who manage the authors’ rights of close to 170 000 photographers, street artists, designers, and many other visual artists.  EVA has been active for almost 30 years and is a recognised stakeholder in the authors’ community, the EU institutions, at WIPO and in other political arenas, where it advocates for fair remuneration for any exploitation and use of the works of visual authors, as well as for accessibility and legal certainty for the users of these works. Delegate: Laetitia Nguala Masamba, Secretary General; Susanna Brozzu, Communications.  www.evartists.org

European Writers‘ Council (EWC) The European Writers’ Council – Fédération des associations européennes d’écrivains – (EWC-FAEE) AISBL, is a non-profit, non-governmental federation constituted by currently 53 national professional writers’ and literary translators’ associations and unions in 34 European countries, from European Union Member States, the EEA countries Iceland and Norway, as well as Belarus, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. EWC members comprise over 250,000 professional authors in the text and book sector, writing and publishing altogether in 37 languages. Delegates: Nicole Pfister Fetz, Secretary General ; Nina George, Commissioner for Political Affairs europeanwriterscouncil.eu

Federation of European Publishers (FEP) The Federation of European Publishers represents 31 national associations of publishers of books, scholarly journals and educational content in all formats. Copyright is the backbone of the publishing industry, and respect for copyright is essential to the proper functioning of the sector. Copyright is a fundamental right, just like freedom of expression, to which it contributes by enabling the industry to publish independent works. The FEP defends copyright at European level.
Delegates: • Anne Bergman-Tahon, Director • Quentin Deschandelliers, Legal Advisor  www.fep-fee.eu

Federazione Unitaria Italiana Scrittori (FUIS). The Federazione Unitaria Italiana Scrittori FUIS was founded by the three main Italian Trade Associations (S.L.S.I, Sindacato Libero Scrittori Italiani, SNS Sindacato Libero Scrittori e UIL UNSA Unione Nazionale Scrittori e Artisti) in 2009/2010. FUIS’ main goals are to help authors to have their rights recognised in human, moral and economic fields, and to promote them in every field of expression. Delegates: Natale Antonio Rossi, President; Ida Baucia, International Director.  www.fuis.it

International Publishers Association (IPA) The International Publishers Association (IPA) is the world’s largest federation of publishers associations. Established in 1896, it is an industry body with a human rights mandate, whose mission is to promote and protect publishing and raise awareness of publishing as a force for economic, cultural and social development. Working in cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and other supranational bodies, the IPA champions the interests of book and journal publishing at national and supranational level. Internationally, the IPA actively opposes censorship and promotes copyright, freedom to publish (including through the IPA Prix Voltaire), and literacy.
Delegates: • José Borghino, IPA Secretary General • James Taylor, Director, Communications and Freedom to Publish
internationalpublishers.org

Luxembourg Organization for Reproduction
Rights a.s.b.l. (luxorr). Luxorr  is an association authorised by the Minister of the Economy of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to collectively manage certain copyrights on behalf of its author and publisher members related to protected textual and pictorial works (books, press publications, etc.), notably reproduction rights and public lending rights. In addition to issuing licenses for the use of protected works, Luxorr is responsible for informing and educating the public in the interests of copyright. Finally, Luxorr is legally bound to promote culture. Delegates: Gérard Scheiwen, Director; Clarisse Amador, Legal Advisor. www.luxorr.lu

Reprobel
Reprobel is a Belgian collective management organisation (CMO) servicing the private and public sector, including for digital use of copyrighted texts and images via its successful business licence bizili by Reprobel (www.bizili.be). Reprobel also administers the statutory remuneration schemes for education of all types and levels and for public lending rights (PLR). It collects and distributes licence fees on behalf of authors and publishers and, in certain cases (such as PLR), rightsholders of audiovisual and sound works. In FY 2024, Reprobel collected nearly 30 million EUR. Reprobel has concluded 40+ international representation agreements with other CMOs worldwide, including for PLR for some countries such as The Netherlands and France. Delegates: • Jean-Paul Langhoor-Beitia, Chief Executive Officer; • Kurt van Damme, Head Licensing, Legal & Int’l. www.reprobel.be

SOFIA La Sofia is a French collective management organization dedicated to the book sector and managed equally by authors and publishers. Approved by the Ministry of Culture, it collects and distributes to rights holders the remuneration for public lending right, for private digital copying (text and images) and for the digital exploitation of unavailable 20th-century books. La Sofia also partially finances supplementary pensions and professional training for writers, numerous literary festivals, and several interprofessional initiatives. And thanks to the agreements it has signed with nearly fifteen foreign countries (United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, Ireland, Quebec, the United States, Colombia, Argentina, etc.), members of these collective management organizations can benefit from French PLR when their books are purchased by French libraries. Delegates: • Geoffroy Pelletier, Director • Florence-Marie Piriou, Secretary General
www.la-sofia.org

Sanasto is a Finnish literary copyright society founded in 2005. It represents over 20,000 Finnish authors and literary translators. Sanasto collects and distributes copyright remunerations for the use of literary works and provides licensing solutions for the use of literature across different fields of use. Sanasto monitors developments in copyright legislation in Finland and internationally and advocates for the rights of writers and translators. Its member organisations are the Union of Finnish Writers, the Finnish Association of Nonfiction Writers, the Society of Swedish Authors in Finland, and the Finnish Association of Translators and Interpreters. Delegates: Niina Vettensola, Executive Director; Linda Lappalainen, Head of Public Affairs. www.sanasto.fi

 The Icelandic Library Fund Bókasfnssjóur höfunda (BSSH). The Authors’ Library Fund operates in accordance with the Act on Literature from 2007. The sole purpose of the Fund is to distribute payments to authors for the use of their works in libraries. This covers 95% of all libraries in the country, including public libraries, school libraries, institutional libraries, and the Library for the Blind and print disabled. The Authors’ Library Fund collects data from all of these libraries and distributes payments entirely on the basis of lending statistics. Writers, visual artists, and translators may register with the Fund. Only works in Icelandic are taken into consideration. Delegate: Ragnheidur Tryggvadóttir, Executive Director.