About IPF, k.o.

The purpose and objective of the IPF, k.o. operation is collective management of the rights of performers and phonogram producers in accordance with the Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights Act (hereinafter referred to as ‘ZKUASP’) and a valid permit issued by the Slovenian Intellectual Property Office. IPF, k.o. is the only collective management organisation in Slovenia active in the field of local performers' and phonogram producers' related rights protection home and abroad. Based on the international agreements, we manage and protect also the rights of the foreign performers and phonogram producers in Slovenia.

Founded in 1997, IPF, k.o. obtained a permit for the collective management of the rights of performers and phonogram producers in Slovenia from the Slovenian Intellectual Property Office in November 2000. The founders of IPF, k.o. are record companies Menart Records, Dallas Records, Nika Records, Multimedia Records, Dots Records and SGS, the Slovenian musicians union, who were later joined by other record companies and numerous Slovenian musicians.

IPF, k.o., in accordance with the Copyright and Related Rights Act (ZASP), the Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights Act (ZKUASP), and with the authorizations granted by the Slovenian Intellectual Property Office, collectively manages the following rights:

For performers whose performances are recorded on phonograms:

  • the right to remuneration for the communication to the public of phonograms containing their performances;
  • the right to equitable remuneration for audio and audiovisual recording of phonograms containing their performances, when such use is made for private and other internal use.

For performers whose performances are recorded on videograms:

  • the right to remuneration for the communication to the public of videograms containing their performances, including:
    • performances of musical works used in audiovisual works;
    • performances of musical works specifically created for audiovisual works;
    • all performances in videograms containing short musical video films (music videos), regardless of their duration.

For phonogram producers:

  • the right to remuneration for the communication to the public of phonograms;
  • the right to equitable remuneration for audio and audiovisual recording of phonograms, when such use is made for private and other internal use.

For film producers:

  • the right to remuneration for the communication to the public of videograms containing short musical video films (music videos), regardless of their duration.

According to the permit issued by the competent authority, in regard to the reproduction of phonograms for private or other internal use by means of sound recording, IPF, k.o. merely distributes rights revenue among the performers and phonogram producers.

IPF, k.o. plays an important role in the intellectual property protection and music industry development. By having an active role in the region and being an active member of the global and European trade associations AEPO-ARTIS, IFPI, and SCAPR, IPF, k.o. is an important player also beyond the Slovenian borders.

IPF, k.o. supports and implements projects intended for promotion and increasing popularity of the local music industry, the most popular in recent years being Top Radio Songs chart ('lestvica Največkrat predvajanih skladb na radijskih postajah').

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