Kopinor's Development Fund

When foreign works are copied, it is sometimes impossible to identify their country of origin. In these cases, the remuneration claimed is deposited in Kopinor's Development Fund.

The funds that accrue there can be spent on Kopinor’s activities to benefit rightsholders in other countries, for work aimed at obtaining reciprocal agreements, and to support copyright-related efforts on behalf of rightsholders at the international level, including the establishment of national reproduction rights organizations (RROs).

Current projects

The Nigerian reproduction rights organisation Repronig started its activities in 2003 with funding from Kopinor's Development Fund. (Foto: Pius Ukpong)

In 2005, Kopinor disbursed NOK 1 million to external activities, including activities under the auspices of the member organizations. Kopinor's commitments encompassed, among other things, support for the following reproduction rights organizations: COSGA (Ghana), Cosoma (Malawi), Kopiken (Kenya), LITA (Slovakia), Repronig (Nigeria) og ZimCopy (Zimbabwe).