COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT
Rudolf Leška
Rudolf Leška, an internationally recognised expert in the field of collective management, also specialises in this area at the law firm ŠTAIDL LEŠKA ADVOKÁTI s.r.o. as its team leader.
The law firm ŠTAIDL LEŠKA ADVOKÁTI s.r.o. provides legal advice to collective management organisations for copyright and related rights, as well as in legal disputes arising from collective management, across seven European countries. It has in-depth knowledge of the collective management landscape and the relationships between users, rights holders and collective management organisations themselves. It has also advised the Slovak Ministry of Culture on collective management and the reform of the legal framework governing collective management. It also represents individual rights holders in disputes with collective management organisations concerning the unlawful distribution of royalties, refusal to represent them, and similar matters.
References:
Czech Republic: INTERGRAM, DILIA, OSA, OOA-S, OAZA
Slovakia: SOZA, ZAFA, SAPA, Ministry of Culture
Foreign collective management organisations: Corint Media
Individual rights holders in disputes with collective management organisations: ZAPRAF (Croatia), SLOVGRAM (Slovakia), SGAE (Spain) and others
Press references:
In the field of collective management, the law firm ŠTAIDL LEŠKA ADVOKÁTI s.r.o. is involved, amongst other things, in representing collective management organisations in disputes concerning the determination of rates. One such dispute was the case brought by the Chamber of Commerce against OSA regarding the determination of rates, which resulted in an agreement on the rate. Other such disputes include, for example, the dispute between TELLY and INTERGRAM, or the Chamber of Commerce v INTERGRAM. More here:
Our publications:
- LEŠKA, Rudolf. Mandatory Collective Management in Light of Satellite Retransmission. In Copyright, Competition and Innovation – ALAI 2021 Congress. 2021.
- LEŠKA, Rudolf. ‘Sync That Tune! The Role of Collective Management of Rights in Film Production and Distribution’. In: SZCZEPANIK, P., ZEHRÁDKA, P., MACEK, J., STEPAN, P. (eds). *Digital Peripheries*. Springer Series in Media Industries. Springer, Cham.
