Association of International Collective Management of Audiovisual Works
Native name
Association de Gestion Internationale Collective des Oeuvres Audiovisuelles (AGICOA)
Founded1981
Headquarters
Geneva
,
Switzerland
Websitewww.agicoa.org

The Association of International Collective Management of Audiovisual Works (AGICOA) is a non-profit organization that negotiates, collects, and distributes royalties from the use of audiovisual works, whether via cable, satellite, mobile or any other similar means.

History

Established in 1981, AGICOA operate under the terms of audiovisual copyright law set by the Berne Convention, the satellite broadcasting and cable retransmission European Directive 93/83/EEC (CABSAT 1) and the online broadcasting and retransmission European Directive 2019/789/EU (CABSAT 2).

AGICOA is set up as an Alliance of some 12 organizations in a unique partnership that enables the efficient international collective management of intellectual property rights.

AGICOA, together with CISAC and FIAPF, is a founding partner of ISAN_IA, the International Agency which delivers the ISO standard, ISAN (International Standard Audiovisual Number), a voluntary numbering system for the identification of audiovisual works.

Membership and Structure:

AGICOA operates as an alliance of approximately 12 organizations, forming a unique partnership for efficient international collective management. These member organizations are likely to include collecting societies and entities involved in the audiovisual industry. The collaborative nature of AGICOA allows it to address the complexities of international copyright management.

The AGICOA Alliance

  • AGICOA, Switzerland
  • AGICOA EUROPE, Luxembourg
  • AGICOA EUROPE BRUSSELS, Belgium
  • AGICOA GmbH, Germany
  • AGICOA NORGE, Norway
  • ALGOA, Luxembourg
  • ANGOA, France
  • APFI, Finland
  • EGEDA, Spain
  • FRF, Sweden,
  • GEDIPE, Portugal
  • ZAPA, Poland

See also

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