The copyright owners of copyrighted works, such as authors and publishers, authorise Kopiosto to issue licences to copy their works with the Grant of Rights to Kopiosto.
The authorisation allows us to administrate your rights and benefits concerning the copying of your works on your behalf.
The authorisation is always given to our member organisations in a certain capacity. The member organisations represent different sectors and capacities of the creative industry.
If you are an author of several types of works (e.g. you are a non-fiction writer and a comics artist), it is advisable to give an authorisation to all member organisations that represent the areas of your works. Hence, you can give an authorisation to more than one Kopiosto member organisation, but only once in a certain capacity.
The authorisation given to a member organisation remains valid until further notice. The authorisation is not terminated automatically if you decide to leave the association, for example, unless you specifically cancel or make changes to the authorisation. You can update the authorisation by adding new capacities, if necessary.
More information and the details of your authorisations are available at the Rightsholder Services. Contact details can be found at the bottom of the page.
You can give an authorisation to Kopiosto with the Grant of Rights to Kopiosto, if you are an author of
- texts
- images or photos
- sheet music
that are included in printed works and/or works published online, such as books, newspapers, magazines and online articles.
Give the authorisation to our member organisation that represents your sector in the creative industry.
If you are an author of several types of works (e.g. you are a non-fiction writer and a comics artist), it is advisable to give an authorisation to all member organisations that represent the areas of your works. Hence, you can give an authorisation to more than one Kopiosto member organisation, but only once in a certain capacity. You can update the authorisation by adding new capacities, if necessary.
An authorisation given to our member organisation remains valid until further notice and it is not terminated automatically if you decide to leave the association, for example, unless you specifically cancel or make changes to the authorisation.
An authorisation is typically given to our member organisation when you
- join a member organisation
- want to enjoy the benefits offered by the organisation, such as grants.
A significant portion of the grants issued by our member organisations are financed by copyright remunerations distributed by Kopiosto.
You can give an authorisation to Kopiosto even if you are not a member of our member organisations.
More information is also available at the offices of our member organisations.
The Kopiosto authorisation is always given to one of our member organisations. Fill in the authorisation form at the website of the organisation of your choice. Each of our member organisations provides a unique Kopiosto authorisation form.
A template of the authorisation form can be found at the bottom of this page.
You can cancel the Grant of Rights in its entirety or cancel a certain category of rights or capacity. Please contact us at valtuudet(at)kopiosto.fi for further instructions.
The termination or cancellation becomes valid at the end of the calendar year in which the notice has been received by Kopiosto.