The Filipinas Copyright Licensing Society, Inc. (FILCOLS) reached the last step in the bilateral agreements with the Malaysia Reprographic Rights Centre (MARC) and the Indian Reprographic Rights Organization (IRRO) at the sidelines of the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organizations (IFRRO) World Congress and general assembly in Reykjavik, Iceland on October 4.
“Once signed by the chairs of MARC, IRRO, and FILCOLS, the two new international agreements will bring our total to 19 collective management organizations (CMOs) from different countries,” said Regina Reyna “Reg” V. Pastor, FILCOLS membership officer.
The agreements allow CMOs to exchange repertoire. This means the works managed by FILCOLS become part of the portfolio of MARC and IRRO, and vice versa.
MARC led by its chief executive En. Ahmed Hussain Tajuddin and Pastor posed for the ceremonial signing of the documents in the presence of Anita Huss-Ekerhult, IFRRO’s new chief executive.
MARC was established only in 2021 through the support of the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and IFRRO.
This year, the Malaysian CMO immediately signed its first license agreement with an international school operating in the country.
Publisher and chief of the Indian CMO Mr. Pranav Gupta represented IRRO during the ceremonial signing of the bilateral agreement documents.
“We also used the opportunity offered by the networking sessions to initiate talks with other CMOs from Malawi, Ghana, Jamaica, United Arab Emirates, and Belgium,” Pastor added.
Pastor is the lone representative of FILCOLS and the Philippines to the four-day event which started on October 2 and ended on October 5.
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