Applying for remuneration

As a publisher, you are entitled to a remuneration if somebody makes copies of your work for private, internal or didactic purposes or if your books can be borrowed in public libraries. You can exercise your right to a remuneration by becoming a member of one of the collective management organisations of Reprobel.

You are not legally compelled to become a member of a collective management organisation to receive remunerations for the copying (on paper) or lending of your works. You may also ask Reprobel. You ought to know, though, that it is not necessarily the best solution for you. First, Reprobel appoints a « reference collective management organisation » which calculates the amount of your remuneration, which means that you pay twice administrative costs (once to Reprobel and once to the appointed management organisation). Besides, you do not benefit from the advantages related to membership of a collective management organisation. collective management organisations do indeed much more than simply receive and manage on your behalf the remunerations for reprography and public lending. They also offer an individual service, and in some cases they also collect, manage and distribute other copyrights for you (for instance certain secondary exploitation rights such as digital (re-)use).