Mariana Liliana Savu*

Abstract

According to Law no. 8/1996 („the Law”), the performers are required to exercise their rights through collective management for a number of patrimonial rights as provided by articles 123¹ and 123² of the Law. A number of non-profit associations of the various intellectual property rights holders were set up for their exercise. The collective management organizations have their activity strictly regulated by Law, the responsibilities and activities that we can carry out being circumscribed by the provisions of the special law, the Law no. 8/1996 on copyright and related rights and by our Statutes as endorsed by ORDA (the Romanian Copyright Office) and by the Courts. CREDIDAM’s activity, as a collective management organization acting as Agent, consists of collecting the remuneration due to performers by the economic agents that use their artistic performances, and distributing such remuneration due to performers depending on the actual use of the repertoire for which CREDIDAM has been mandated.