COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS: SHOULD COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGTHS BE PROTECTED WITHIN PUBLIC FUNDS

<p>Collective management of copyright and related rights, with collective management organizations that act as an intermediary between authors and other holders of copyright and related rights, on the one hand, and users of protected subject matter, on the other hand, is currently recognized in legal literature and legal practice as the most optimal means of exercise and financing of certain forms of use of copyright works, but also of related rights. Otherwise, these rights would be very difficult to exercise or could not be exercised at all individually. The authors argue that collective management of copyright could be further optimized and new model thereof drawn upon the centennial history of social security public funds. Following the review of selected literature, the authors offer several arguments for the new model of copyright and related rights protection within public funds.</p>