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EditTotal Revenues from all Sources
A total of £49 Million was raised in 2006-7 from licensees who have made copies in the UK and abroad.
Almost £9 Million came from abroad.
The UK publishing sector is one of the biggest exporters of works, which is why their titles are copied so much abroad.
EditMoney Received from Schools Photocopy licence
Historically licence fees were largely informed by copying levels indicated in surveys of copying. More recently CLA has been moving closer to a tariff structure so there is less reliance on copying levels as a basis for fee level.
Today schools pay one fee per annum based on the licence fee multiplied by the number of pupils.
Rate per Pupil (2010):
Primary: £0.89
Secondary: £1.47
Totals from the various schools' sectors 2008-2009:
Local Education Authority: England and Wales £7.2m
Local Education Authority: Scotland £862k
Local Education Authority: Northern Ireland £658k
Independent Schools: £1.3m
Independent Schools in Scotland: £33k
Language Schools: £268k
EditMoney Received from Higher Education
Rate per FTE Student (2008/09):
comprehensive digital licence: £6.44
photocopy and scanning licence: £5.85
Totals from the HE sectors 2008-09:
£10.5 million
EditMoney Received from Business Licences
Totals from all business licence sectors 2008-2009: £12.3m
Totals from Government and Public Bodies sector 2008-2009: £6.5m
EditMoney Received from Abroad
£5.4 million came from overseas RRO's in 2006-7, and was collected under many different models depending on the legal system of each country.
24% of the money from abroad comes from the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) in
the States. In 2006-2007 that was £1.75 million. £660k of this amount came from transactional licences and the rest was title-specific based on surveys.
Until now 60% of funds have been paid to paper uses, but that is about to change to 60% going to digital use.
£2.5 million is
title-specific income, mostly based on surveys, and some from transactional licences. This money comes from countries such as Canada, Australia, France, New Zealand and Denmark.
£3 million is
non-title specific income. The share going to the UK (CLA) is determined by national shares. The CLA distributes it according to agreed splits. This money comes from countries such as Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland and the Netherlands.
The quality of data coming from abroad varies greatly, and IFRRO is working on electronic formats to standardise the statements, including ONIX for RRO's and a data dictionary to describe terms. UK organisations are leading the way in this area.
Last Updated IF 05/01/2010