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Kuvasto ry:
Kuvasto is a copyright association for artists working in the field of visual
art, founded in 1987 by the Artists' Association of Finland and its member
organisations.
The organisation looks after and promotes the interests of artists working in
the field of visual art, of which stipulations are made in the legislation on
copyright and to promote the conditions for the making of visual art.
Clients
Kuvasto represents approx. 860 Finnish holders of rights, the representation
being based on a client agreement. Any person, who has created an independent
and
original work of visual art or another work of visual art protected by the
copyright legislation may become an artist client of Kuvasto. On the basis of
agreement
entered into with international sister organisations, Kuvasto is the
representative in Finland of some 24,000 foreign artists.
User clients are, among others, publishers, arrangers of exhibitions, art
museums and TV companies. The users enter into either a continuing agreement or
an
agreement on one-time use with Kuvasto.
Members and administration
The Board is elected by the artist members and by representatives of the member
organisations. The managing director of Kuvasto prepares matters for the Board's
decisions and presents them for the Board.
The copyright remunerations administrated by Kuvasto
Kuvasto collects, for the artists of whom it is the representative, fees based
on the copyright legislation; e.g.:
- compensation for reproduction;
- exhibition compensation for the exhibition of works owned by the artist in
exhibitions;
- compensation for showing works on TV, storage and public performance;
- compensation for resale.
Copyright compensation for photocopying and for transmitting TV programs by
cable is handled by Kopiosto. At Kopiosto, Kuvasto is one of the representatives
of
artists in the field of visual art.
The Services of Kuvasto
Kuvasto offers advisory services in matters involving copyright to artists in
the field of visual art and to users of visual art, draws up reports and
distributes
information on the rights of artists in the field of visual art.
On behalf of its client, Kuvasto grants the permission for use prescribed by the
Copyright Act, collects compensation for the use and, if required, provides
legal
assistance to its artist clients.
Kuvasto provides it user clients with the copyright permission required to
reproduce works in books, magazines, postcards, CD-ROM publications, TV
programmes, etc. Kuvasto also monitors the use of works by the artists it
represents in Finland in, among others, printed matter, TV shows and
exhibitions.
International activities of Kuvasto
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