Useful Websites of Public Bodies, Mediation Agencies and other Information Portals

Public bodies and institutions:

• Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic – Specialized Copyright Law Unit
• The National Information and Consulting Centre for Culture (NIPOS)
• Theatre Institute (IDU)

Information portals:

• Information System for Copyright Law Enforcement
• European Commission – DG Internal Market, website about copyright law and neighbouring rights)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO/OMPI)
• WIPO-Administered Treaties
• Contracting Parties of WIPO-Administered Treaties
• WIPO Lex is a global database that provides free of charge access to legal information on intellectual property (IP) such as treaties administered by WIPO, other IP-related treaties, and laws and regulations of the Members States of WIPO, the United Nations and the World Trade Organization

Artistic and cultural agencies:

• DILIA, theatre, literary and audiovisual association
• Aura-Pont: Theatre and Literary Agency

Copyright collective societies:

• OSA – The Copyright Protection Association for Music Rights
• DILIA, theatre, literary and audiovisual association
• INTERGRAM, an independent society of performers and producers of phonograms and audiovisual fixation
• OOA-S-Authors Copyright Protection Association - Association of authors works of art, architecture and visual components of audiovisual works
• GESTOR – The Union for the Protection of Authorship
• OAZA – Music and Author Protection Agency

Professional associations:

• IFPI ČR – International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
• Association of Actors
• Association of Authors and Performers (SAI)
• ARTES Association
• Trade Union of Professional Singers of the Czech Republic
• Union of Orchestra Musicians of the Czech Republic

• Society of Concert Musicians, member of AHUV