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Funding amount (2008) 2 876 900 EEK
approx 184 000 EUR
Source of funding National Government
Legal Status Copyright Law (1999)
Adminstrative Framework Ministry of Culture
Method of Calculation Loans based
No of Sample Libraries 296 public libraries representing 45% of total lending
Rate Per Copy EEK 2,25
approx 0,14 EURO
No of Registered Authors 1000
No of Payments 1000
Total Payment Amount EEK 2.877 million
approx € 184 000
Average Payment Approx € 170
Maximum Threshold Yes - set to amount of 4 average monthly salaries of the previous year
Minimum Threshold No
Residency/Citizenship Requirements No
Language Requirement No
PLR Payments Continue After An Authors Death Yes 70 years after the author's death
Eligibility Material  
Books Yes
Audio Visual Yes
Music Yes
Other  
Eligible Contributors  
Authors Yes
Are shares fixed? The shares are fixed as a share of the author of the text (author, translator,editor,adaptor etc) and a share of the author of the visual form
Illustrators Yes
Are shares fixed? Yes there are three different categories:
1 Usual or normal illustration, this includes novels as illustrator/designer of the cover are eligible share 10%
2 Picture book (page of text and a page of illustration 50%)
3 mainly illustration share 80%
Photographs Yes
Are shares fixed? see above
Editors/Compilers Yes
Are shares fixed? see above
Translators Yes
Are shares fixed? see above
Adaptors/Retellers Yes
Are shares fixed? see above
Publishers Yes as copyright holders
Are shares fixed?  
Copyright Holders Yes
Other  

(updated november 2008)