Slovenský ochranný zväz autorský pre práva k hudobným dielam
Recent meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.
Mission & Goals
The Slovak Performing and Mechanical Rights Society (SOZA) is an independent collective management organisation with legal personality. In accordance with the Slovak Copyright Act, SOZA collects, manages and distributes royalties to authors and publishers of musical works and grants licences for the use of musical works in the territory of the Slovak Republic. SOZA applies international standards of copyright protection incorporated into Slovak law and represents both Slovak and foreign rights holders. On the basis of authorisations from rights holders and the authorisation issued by the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic, SOZA administers rights in musical works from Slovakia and abroad. Through reciprocal representation agreements with foreign collective management organisations, SOZA ensures protection of foreign authors and publishers in Slovakia and supports the protection of Slovak authors and publishers abroad. SOZA is a member of CISAC, BIEM and GESAC.
EU Legislative Interests
EU legal acts covering copyright in the area of musical works
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
CISAC - Confédération Internationale des Sociétes d´Auteurs et Compositeurs BIEM - Bureau International des Sociétés Gérant les Droits d´Enregistrement et de Reproduction Mécanique GESAC - Groupement Europeen des Societes d´Auteurs et Compositeurs
Organisation Members
LINK: https://www.soza.sk/o-soza/clenska-zakladna
Additional Information
When all staff costs, office expenditure and other expenses related to interest representation activities for the relevant year are taken into account, the total amount remains below EUR 10,000. This is due to several factors. No employee is assigned exclusively to activities covered by the register, and the employees involved in such activities perform them only occasionally, alongside their regular duties. In addition, our organisation is active and engaged almost exclusively within the territory of the Slovak Republic, while any activities carried out outside the Slovak Republic are exceptional in nature.