Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers for Copyright Protection in Slovenia (SAZAS Society)

Združenje skladateljev, avtorjev in založnikov za zaščito avtorskih pravic (Združenje SAZAS)

Špruha 19, SI-1236 Trzin

http://www.sazas.org/

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386 (0) 1 423 8110

Established by Slovene music authors in February 1993, the Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers for Copyright Protection in Slovenia (SAZAS Society) is a Slovene organisation for the collective protection of music copyright. The SAZAS Society is a link between music authors and the various public users of music – it aims at implementing copyright of authors of all music genres and making their music widely accessible.

Activities

According to the Copyright and Related Rights Act of 1995 (last amended in 2007), the SAZAS Society is empowered to collect and distribute standard contracts and agreements to composers and authors in Slovenia and abroad.

In addition to its services, SAZAS Society maintains an online database of the works of artists who use the services of the society to protect their copyrights. The contents of the database may be searched by author (po avtorjih) or by work (po delih).

The Society is a member of the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC). In 2003 the meeting of CISAC members from 31 countries took place in Ljubljana. SAZAS is also a member of Bureau International des sociétés gérant les droits d'enregistrement et de reproduction mécanique (BIEM), which is an international organisation representing mechanical rights societies.

See also

• Copyright Agency of Slovenia Ltd
• Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO)
• List of collecting societies in Slovenia

External links

• SAZAS Society website (in Slovenian)
• SAZAS Society Artist Database (in Slovenian)
• Brochure about SAZAS Society services (pdf)
• Copyright and Related Rights Act (Amendment from 2007)
• Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO)