Extended collective licensing

Extended collective licensing makes it possible for copyright societies to grant licences also on behalf of non-represented authors. This makes it easier to acquire licences in a centralised way.

Based on collective negotiations and agreements, extended collective licensing is regulated in the Copyright Act (Section 26). Operating as an extended collective licensing organisation requires that the organisation is approved by the Ministry of Education and Culture. The Ministry approves the organisation on application for a fixed period, for a maximum of five years.

Organisation may function as an extended collective licensing organisation in the following cases:

  • Photocopying (Section 13): reproduction (producing a copy)
  • Use for internal communication (Section 13a): reproduction and communication to the public
  • Use for educational activities and scientific research (Section 14): reproduction and communication to the public
  • Archives, libraries, museums (Section 16d): reproduction and communication to the public
  • Work of art included in a collection (Section 25a): reproduction and communication to the public
  • Broadcast on radio and television (Section 25f)
  • Ephemeral recording by a broadcasting organisation (Section 25f): reproduction
  • Re-use of an archived programme (Section 25g, subsection 1): reproduction and communication to the public
  • Re-use of work included in a periodical (Section 25g, subsection 2): reproduction and communication to the public   
  • Retransmission (Section 25h)
  • Online storage service for television programmes (Section 25l)
  • Use of a work included in a press publication (Section 25n)

The possibility to prohibit the use of a work or other protected material is included in the provisions. The rightholder cannot, however, prohibit photocopying or retransmission.

Current approval decisions

The Ministry of Education and Culture has approved collective management organisations to act as extended collective licensing organisations as follows:

Photocopying (Section 13):

Kopiosto

2022-2026

Use for internal communication (Section 13a):

Kopiosto

2025-2029

Recording in teaching (Section 14):

Kopiosto - works and other materials included in television and radio programmes and their rights holders, excluding the rights of AV producers and broadcasting organisations

2024-2028

 

Audiovisual Producers Finland - APFI - television programmes, the rights of AV producers

2024-2028

 

Gramex - sound recordings and performances recorded on them, excluding those included in television or radio programmes

2022-2026

Digital use in teaching (Section 14):

Kopiosto - the types of works covered by the approval are listed in the approval decision

2022-2026

Archives, libraries, museums (Section 16d):

Sanasto - literary works (other than those covered by the approval of Kopiosto)

2022-2026

 

Kopiosto - literary works included in periodical publications and ephemera (e.g. maps and other descriptive drawings), other works of visual art and photographs

2022-2026

 

Kuvasto - works of visual art as well as works of photographic art by rightsholder groups represented by Kuvasto

2022-2026

 

Kopiosto - other photographic works and photographs

2022-2026

 

Kopiosto - works transmitted in radio and television, excluding the rights of AV producers and broadcasting organisations

2017-2021

Artistic work included in a collection (Section 25a):

Kuvasto

2022-2026

Transmitting in radio and television (Section 25f):

Teosto - musical works

2024-2028

 

Sanasto - literary works

2024-2028

 

Kuvasto - works of visual art

2022-2026

Technical reproduction in transmissions (Section 25f):

Teosto - musical works

2024-2028

 

Sanasto - literary works

2024-2028

 

Gramex - sound recordings and performances recorded on them

2024-2028

 

Kuvasto - works of visual art

2022-2026

Reuse of an archived radio or television programme (Section 25g(1)):

Sanasto - literary works

2021-2025

 

Teosto - musical works

2021-2025

 

Kopiosto and Audiovisual Producers Finland - APFI - audiovisual works

2017-2021

Reuse of an archived newspaper (Section 25g(2)):

Kopiosto

2025-2029

Retransmitting (Section 25h):

Kopiosto and Teosto. Kopiosto has an obligation to negotiate with APFI.

2024-2028

Online recording service of television programmes (Section 25l):

Teosto - musical works

2025-2029

 

Gramex - sound recordings and performances recorded on them

2025-2029

 

Audiovisual Producers Finland - APFI - rights of AV producers other than broadcasting organisations

2025-2029

 

Kopiosto - others than those mentioned above excluding broadcasting organisations and the rights transferred to them

2025-2029

Use of a work included in a press publication
(Section 25n):

Kopiosto

9/2024-2028

Contact information

Jorma Waldén, Deputy Director General 
Ministry of Education and Culture, Kulttuuri- ja taidepolitiikan osasto (KUPO), Division for Copyright Policy and Audiovisual Culture Telephone:0295330338   Email Address: