The basic mission of ZAFA

The basic mission of ZAFA is:

a) collective protection and collective exercise of copyright in accordance with the Copyright Act of the authors of protected objects of rights (after granting the relevant authorization from the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic),

b) protection and creation of conditions for the satisfaction of the interests and needs of authors, their heirs or other rightholders

c) helping the development of sound and audio-visual production in the Slovak Republic,

d) spreading good awareness of the importance of intellectual property protection, the Association and the members of the Association,

e) helping to improve the conditions necessary for the activities of authors and the creation of quality works of art in the field of sound and audio-visual creation,

f) to participate in the creation, design, approval and implementation of standards and regulations for the activity and assessment of creative work,

g) advisory and consulting activities, elaboration of professional studies and assessments,

h) in the interest of cultural development a cooperation with scientific and professional institutes, universities and other cultural institutions and professionals in the field of culture.

ZAFA special activities

The Association strives to perform collective management in accordance with the Copyright Act (hereinafter referred to as "collective management") for rightholders under Art. 2 par. 1 of the Statutes. The main subject is non-profit performance of the following activities:

a) taking over the representation of each copyright holder for his works in the exercise of his rights, if he expresses an interest in it or if it follows directly from the law,

b) concluding agreements with copyright holders and representing them under the usual conditions, to the extent agreed with them,

c) concluding contracts with users or persons obliged to pay remuneration or with persons authorized to defend the interests of their associated users and persons whose subject is to provide the right to use the works of represented rightholders or to negotiate license fees, reasonable remuneration, remuneration under copyright law , including the conclusion of collective licensing agreements,

d) claiming on its own behalf for the benefit of the represented copyright holders their respective claims,

e) collection of remuneration for the use of works, reasonable remuneration, compensation of remuneration and income from the issue of unjust enrichment, their administration, distribution and payment to eligible rightholders in accordance with generally binding regulations and the Association's Distribution rules, 

f) keeping registers and records prescribed by law to the extent necessary for the performance of collective administration,

g) ensuring tasks in the field of registrations and entries in international lists and records,

h) ensuring the cooperation of the Association with organizations in the field of sound and audio-visual production and other related areas, scientific and professional institutes, universities and other institutions and professionals in the field of sound and audio-visual production and other related areas, not only in the territory of the Slovak Republic, but also at the international level,

i) awareness-raising and educational activities, especially among young people, providing consultations and advice to the members of the Association in the field of creation of authors and other related areas and in matters related to the protection of their copyrights,

j) submission of proposals and / or expert opinions in the field of legal protection of authors' works to the competent state authority,

k) other activities in accordance with the mission of the Association on the basis of the decision of the General Assembly, the Executive Committee, resp. another body of the Association.

PARTNERS

ZAFA  has been cooperating with the following organizations so far :

Association of Slovak Directors of photography

International Association of Sound Masters Organizations – Authors

Association of Czech Costume Designers

Protective Author´s Organization – Association of authors of works of fine arts, architecture and visual components of audiovisual works, (OOA-S, www.ooas.cz)

Copyright Association of Sound Engineers-Authors, (OAZA, www.oaza.eu)