Making IPR Administration work for smaller and vulnerable economies Luxemburg Jean-Luc PUTZ, luxorr asbl

Key Data Being an author or publisher in Luxemburg Managing IPR Rights in Luxemburg

Key Data Population : 480’ ’000 daily commuters GNP : 75’000 euros per capita Official languages : French, German, Luxemburgish (spoken by 300’000 people) Copyright legislation : closest to the legislations in France and Belgium CMO’s : 3

Being an author or publisher (1) Very small market Surrounded by countries using one of the official languages, French or German Most publications are Luxembourg-specific ▫Culture, geography, history, politics ▫Legal matters ▫Literature in Luxemburgish language Mainly a “niche” market, but growing

Being an author or publisher (2) Authors’ association (LSV) ▫ca. 100 members ▫handful of authors that can make their living ▫did not yet want to become member of luxorr Publishers’ association (FLEL) ▫18 members Press : diversified, but helped out by substantial public funding (aide a la presse)

Managing IPR – The challenges (1) Limited commitment from rights holders Limited political interest ▫Copyright attributed to Ministry of Economy ▫Recent example : 80 % tax exemption for all IPR- income, except copyright Austere & incomplete legislation Limited resources for RRO’s ▫Human resources ▫Financial resources

Managing IPR – possible solutions Do it the easiest, least resource-consuming way ▫Straightforward distribution criteria ▫Global approaches Concentrate on core business Think of small RRO’s when elaborating international rules & standards Help from RRO’s having a similar legal system Managing from abroad ?

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