Cedar represents the Centre for Service to Authors’ and related Rights (Centrum voor Dienstverlening Auteurs- en aanverwante Rechten). Cedar is responsible for managing several foundations involved in the collection of compensation for the use of material protected by copyright and the subsequent distribution of the compensation to the rightful beneficiaries, entitled to this compensation. Cedar maintains their administration and provides advice and service. The foundations below have a service contract with Cedar:
Association for Lending Rights (Stichting Leenrecht)
(Rights with regard to the loaning of protected works by libraries)
Association for Home Copying (Stichting de Thuiskopie)
(Collection and distribution of compensation on copies for own practice, study or use)
Association for Reprographic Reproduction Rights (Stichting Reprorecht)
(Collection and distribution of compensation on photocopies within trade and industry and governments)
Association Musi©opy
(Collection and distribution of compensation on the use of sheet music /song texts)
Association Lira
(Collection and distribution of compensation on the use of text works for the benefit of literary authors, screen writers, translators/ editors and journalists)
