Terms of the client contract

1 § PARTIES TO THE CONTRACT

This contract has been concluded between the literary copyright society Sanasto and the Author.

2 § PURPOSE OF THE CONTRACT

The Author authorises Sanasto to manage their rights and supervise the use of their works as specified in this contract. This contract applies to all literary works protected by copyright that the Author has created and will create.

3 § AUTHORISATION TO MANAGE RIGHTS

The Author authorises Sanasto to conclude agreements making their works available to the public and to collect, manage and distribute remuneration for the use of their works in the following areas:

a) Reproduction of works and communication and distribution of the works to the public in archives, libraries and museums.The above also covers the possibility of members of the public having access to the work at a place and time of their choice.

b) Reproduction of works and making them available to persons with print disabilities insofar as it concerns the collection, management and distribution of remunerations.

c) Reproduction, transmission and communication of works to the public on radio and television and in broadcasting organisations’ electronic services and archives.

d) Public performance of the works.

e) Reproduction of the works for display purposes.

f) Reproduction of individual poems and text extracts as part of new printed, electronic or other material.

g) Reproduction of individual poems and text extracts and communication to the public in online environments, insofar as the use is not covered by other areas being managed.

In addition, pursuant to an approval decision of the Ministry of Education and Culture, Sanasto has the right to collect, manage and distribute remuneration for the lending of works by libraries and remuneration for the library use of e-books and e-audiobooks under the Copyright Act. 

The authorisation covers the above-mentioned areas of authorisation in Finland and other countries, unless the Author has limited the scope of the authorisation when granting it.

This contract does not restrict the Author’s right to independently conclude agreements regarding the use of their existing and future works in different contexts. This contract does not give rise to any changes in the powers of attorney or transfer contracts through which the Author has previously transferred their copyright in full or in part or the right to supervise it to another party.

4 § SANASTO’S DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS

Based on this contract, Sanasto

a) concludes contracts concerning the use of the works,

b) decides on the terms of use and collects remuneration for the use of the works,

c) supervises the use of the works,

d) distributes the remuneration collected for the use of the works to the Author in accordance with the distribution rules confirmed by the annual meeting.

When carrying out its duties under this contract, Sanasto has the right to act in its own name in courts of law and other contexts on behalf of the Author in matters pertaining to the use of the works and rights to remuneration and as a complainant in matters pertaining to copyright infringements and to carry out all other measures required for effective supervision.

Sanasto has the right to conclude reciprocal agreements regarding the management or supervision of copyright or other agreements necessary for carrying out its duties with copyright organisations and other entities.

Sanasto is obliged to act in the best interests of the Author.

5 § PROVISION AND UPDATING OF INFORMATION

The Author undertakes to provide Sanasto with the information required for the management and supervision of the rights, including personal identity code, address details, payment details and the necessary information regarding the works that are covered by this contract, and to keep this information up-to-date. Sanasto is not obliged to distribute remuneration for works if the Author has not provided Sanasto with up-to-date information about the works or other information required for distribution.

6 § CHANGES TO THE AREAS BEING MANAGED

Sanasto’s annual meeting may decide on changing the areas being managed under Section 3 of this contract.

If Sanasto’s annual meeting makes changes to the areas being managed, Sanasto will inform the Author immediately. Any managed areas that are changed by a decision of the annual meeting, and any new areas that are added by such decision, will become part of this contract unless the Author submits a written objection within three months of the date of Sanasto’s notification.

7 § CANCELLATION OF AUTHORISATION

The Author has the right to cancel the authorisation given to Sanasto either in full or in part by informing Sanasto in writing. The notification must clearly specify which area(s) of rights management the cancellation concerns. The cancellation of the authorisation will take effect three months after the date the notification of cancellation was submitted. In spite of the cancellation, the Author is entitled to receive the remuneration collected by Sanasto before the authorisation ended.

8 § VALIDITY OF THE CONTRACT

The contract will enter into force when the Author has accepted the terms of the contract electronically or, if the contract has been concluded in paper form, when the contract has been signed by the parties to the contract.

The contract will remain in force until the term of protection for the Author’s works has ended (70 years from the end of the year of the Author’s death) or, if the Author cancels the authorisation in full, three months after the date the notification of cancellation was submitted.

9 § COPIES OF THE CONTRACT AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

A contract concluded electronically will be stored in a system maintained by Sanasto. If the contract is concluded in paper form, Sanasto will retain the original contract.

Any disputes arising from this contract shall be primarily resolved through negotiations between the parties. If the negotiations are unsuccessful, the disputes shall be settled in the Helsinki District Court or in the Market Court.