Authors and owners of copyright and related rights can manage their copyright and related rights themselves or through an organization – a collective representative of copyright and related rights. This organization often includes experts knowledgeable in the field of copyright and related rights, helping to better manage intellectual property for authors, copyright owners, and related rights. VCD’s following article will clarify more about what is a collective representative organization for copyright and related rights.
1. Concept of collective representative organization of copyright and related rights
Access to the author sometimes becomes an obstacle to the need to access the work for use, the need to use the work in many different forms. At that time, the problem arises of replacing individuals representing their rights by authorizing a collective to represent them in exercising their rights. This solution benefits both creators and users and meets the public’s need to enjoy their works.
Collective representation of copyright and related rights means acting on behalf of or on behalf of authors, owners of copyright and related rights under authorization to manage one or several rights of the copyright owner. authors and related rights owners through a legally established collective representative organization.
According to the provisions of Article 56, Clause 1 of the Intellectual Property Law, the collective representative organization of copyright and related rights is a voluntary organization, self-funding its operations, not for profit purposes. The author, copyright owner, and related rights owner agree to establish and operate in accordance with the law to entrust copyright and related rights, subject to the state management of the Ministry. Culture, Sports and Tourism on collective representation of copyright and related rights.
The characteristic feature of the collective representation organization of copyright and related rights is that it is non-profit and is under the state management of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism regarding the activities of collective representation of copyright and related rights. related, different from consulting organizations, copyright services, related rights operating for economic purposes in the form of businesses.
2. Activities of the collective representative organization of copyright and related rights
Collective representative organizations of copyright and related rights carry out the following activities under written authorization of the author, copyright owner, and related rights owner for the purpose of protecting rights and related rights. Legitimate interests of authors, copyright owners, and related rights owners (According to Article 56, Clause 2 of the Intellectual Property Law):
Perform the management of copyright and related rights; negotiate licensing, collect and distribute royalties and other material benefits from allowing the exploitation of authorized rights;
Protect members’ legitimate rights and interests; Organize mediation when there is a dispute.
3. The meaning of establishing a collective representative organization for copyright
The disregard for copyright has gradually permeated performance organizations since the subsidy period. Musicians themselves are used to composing without needing to collect copyright. As long as their compositions are accepted by the public, remembered by many people, and sung by many people, it is already happiness. In Vietnam in recent years, intellectual property law has gradually affirmed its important role in the process of enforcing and protecting the author’s creative works but acts of infringement on copyright becoming a serious violation, significantly affecting the role of developing knowledge value in the knowledge economy in Vietnam today.
The establishment of a copyright representative is very important for the author himself, the owner of the work as well as the protection of intellectual property rights of society. It helps protect rights and interests. legal rights of authors and owners of works related to the right to receive remuneration and copyrights for works as well as support in resolving disputes surrounding copyright issues that if only the author stands alone It will be very difficult to solve. In addition, its purpose is to maintain the rights and interests of the organization’s members, helping to ensure the sustainability of creative values of human intellectual property.
4. Legal services supporting VCD’s copyright
With a team of experienced legal experts, we are confident in supporting customers in the field of copyright. With the motto of always protecting the legitimate rights and interests of customers, the company tries and ensures to support customers and carry out work in the fastest, most timely and effective way, regularly reporting progress. incident as well as provide a next action plan so that Customers can easily monitor and evaluate work results. Customers can completely trust and feel secure when using our legal services.
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