Copying etc. in libraries, archives, schools and workplaces
In libraries, archives, schools and workplaces it is often necessary to copy and distribute material on a large scale to many people. In these areas and others, there is a system of extended collective licences which makes it unnecessary to obtain consent from each individual author, thereby facilitating such copying/distribution.
This means, for example, that an enterprise or a school may conclude an agreement on the use of works with an organisation that represents a substantial number of authors in the field concerned. In this way the right to use works of authors who are not represented by the organisation is also obtained.
