Global connections
Our international agreements
We have reciprocal agreements with Reproduction Rights Organisations (RROs) worldwide.
When Aotearoa New Zealand titles are copied overseas, the local RRO distributes funds to us for the NZ rightsholder. When international titles are copied here, we distribute funds to the relevant overseas RRO.
This means Aotearoa New Zealand creators get paid when their work is used internationally, and users here can legally copy from international publications.
How this works
Tāwhia Copyright Aotearoa is the only Reproduction Rights Organisation (RRO) in Aotearoa New Zealand for text-based copyright material, and a member of the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO).
RROs appeared in the 1980s when new technology made large-scale copying of copyrighted work easy and widespread. They collect and distribute copyright licensing fees, representing copyright owners while making it simple for users to legally copy published work in educational institutions, government offices, and businesses.
Today, RROs are more relevant than ever. Digital technology has made it even easier to copy, share, remix, and distribute content and increasingly difficult to monitor. RROs give rightsholders a practical way to manage permissions across digital platforms and learning environments, while giving users clear, streamlined pathways to access and reuse material legally, without negotiating individual agreements.
Current partnerships
| Country | RRO |
| Argentina | Centro de Administración de Derechos Reprográficos de Argentina |
| Australia | Copyright Agency |
| Austria | Literar-Mechana |
| Barbados | Barbados Copyright Agency Inc. |
| Canada | Access Copyright |
| Denmark | Copydan Writing |
| Finland | KOPIOSTO |
| France | Centre Français d’exploitation du droit de Copie |
| Germany | Verwertungsgesellschaft WORT |
| Greece | Greek Collecting Society for Literary Works |
| Hong Kong SAR, PR China | Hong Kong Reproduction Rights Licensing Society |
| Iceland | Fjölís |
| India | Indian Reprographic Rights Organisation |
| Ireland | Irish Copyright Licensing Agency |
| Italy | Società Italiana degli Autori ed Editori |
| Jamaica | Jamaican Copyright Licensing Agency |
| Japan | Japan Academic Association for Copyright Clearance |
| Japan | Japan Publishers Copyright Organization |
| Kenya | The Reproduction Rights Society of Kenya |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg Organization for Reproduction Rights a.s.b.l. |
| Malaysia | Malaysia Reprographic Rights Centre |
| Mexico | Centro Mexicano de Protección y Fomento de los Derechos de Autor |
| Netherlands | Stichting Reprorecht |
| Nigeria | Reproduction Rights Society of Nigeria |
| Norway | Kopinor |
| Philippines | Filipinas Copyright Licensing Society |
| Quebec, Canada | Copibec |
| Russia | Russian Rightsholders’ Society on Collective Management of Reprographic Reproduction Rights |
| Singapore | Copyright Licensing & Administration Society of Singapore |
| Slovak Republic | LITA Society of Authors |
| South Africa | Dramatic, Artistic and Literary Rights Organisation |
| Spain | Centro Español de Derechos Reprográficos |
| Switzerland | ProLitteris |
| UK | Copyright Licensing Agency |
| UK | NLA Media Access |
| USA | Copyright Clearance Centre |
More about Tāwhia
Tāwhia Copyright Aotearoa signs a reciprocal licensing agreement with Emirates Reprographic Rights Management Association (ERRA). Image courtesy of ERRA.
