Ausschüttungen der Verwertungsgesellschaft WORT an Verlage

This procedure is a parliamentary inquiry regarding the distribution of payments made by WORT, a collecting society that manages royalties for authors and publishers. It seeks to clarify how funds are allocated and whether the distribution process is transparent and fair. This affects publishing houses and authors who rely on these royalties for their income, as well as the regulatory bodies overseeing intellectual property and copyright management in Germany.