czech republic

 

Funding amount ultimately CZK 18 million plus as the total amount of loans is likely to rise
Source of funding State budget, Culture Ministry Chapter, National Library Section
Legal Status Act of Parliament (integral part of amended Authors’ Right Act (No. 216 of 2006 Statutes); loan rates incorporated in Appendix 1 thereof
Adminstrative Framework under collective management of rights (as reprography, blank carrier levy, etc)
Method of Calculation actual loans approximated from sample library data
No of Sample Libraries

20

Rate Per Copy

CZK 0.50 (currently EUR 0.02)

No of Registered Authors

n.d.

No of Payments

1 (annual)

Total Payment Amount

initially CZK 9,306,710 (currently EUR 369,827.54) for period 1 June -31 December 2006, after that CZK 18 million plus annually, reduced by 15.81 per cent (administration cost)

Average Payment

n.d.

Maximum Threshold

none applied

Minimum Threshold

none applied

Residency/Citizenship Requirements

Czech nationals, foreign authors and other right-holders so far covered by B type reciprocal agreements

Language Requirement

Czech language

PLR Payments Continue After An Authors Death

70 years

Eligibility Material

 

Books

yes

Audio Visual

no

Music

no

Other

no

Eligible Contributors

 

Authors

yes

Are shares fixed?

yes

Illustrators

yes

Are shares fixed?

yes

Photographs

yes

Are shares fixed?

yes

Editors/Compilers

no

Are shares fixed?

Translators

yes

Are shares fixed?

yes

Adaptors/Retellers

yes

Are shares fixed?

yes

Publishers

no

Are shares fixed?

Copyright Holders

yes (inheritors)

Other

 

May 2008