What is SDADV?
Management and protection of copyright and related rights in Andorra
The Collective Management Society for Copyright and Related Rights (SDADV) is the entity responsible for managing the economic rights of authors, composers, performers, producers, and creators across all disciplines in the Principality of Andorra. This management is carried out on behalf of rights holders through specific mandates, through reciprocal agreements with equivalent international entities, and through the granting of usage licences to users, public bodies, and companies in the country. In this way, we ensure protection, authorised exploitation, and proper administration of the repertoire across all cultural sectors.
SDADV is also a meeting point between creators and users. We support artists so their work is recognised and fairly remunerated, while also providing professionals, institutions, and venues with safe and legal access to music, audiovisual works, and other creations. We work to make creation viable and cultural use easy, through management that is close, transparent, and adapted to the reality of Andorra.
Key aims
Foster artistic creation and cultural promotion.
Promote artistic performances in general.
Preserve and disseminate Andorra’s cultural heritage, strengthening its cultural identity.
A legally recognised entity
SDADV is a public-law entity with an associative base and its own legal personality, with full legal capacity to act. It is the only collective management organisation for copyright and related rights in Andorra. Its creation was approved by the General Council through Law 23/2011 of 29 December, published in the BOPA No. 3, Year 24, thereby establishing a legal framework for the management and protection of copyright in the country.
The law entrusts SDADV with the management of all protected rights-holder groups: music, literature, performing arts, visual arts, audiovisual works, as well as the related rights of performers, producers, and broadcasting organisations. This broad competence ensures a unified and coherent system, capable of representing the wide spectrum of creators and rights holders in the country and offering users and institutions a single point of contact for obtaining licences and the lawful use of repertoire.
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The origin of copyright
April 10th 1710, signing of “the Statute of Queen Anne”
Berne Convention (Andorra signed the Berne Convention on 2 June 2004)
Universal Copyright Convention (UNESCO) (Andorra signed on 06-09-1952 and it was registered with the UN on 27 September 1955)
Rome Convention (Andorra signed on 25 May 2004)
The Copyright and Related Rights Law of June 10th 1999 of the Principality of Andorra
Law 23/2011 of 29 December, establishing the Collective Management Society for Copyright and Related Rights of the Principality of Andorra.
Establishment of SDADV
Protection and fostering creativity
Respect for copyright not only protects creators; it also drives creativity and promotes a culture of responsibility. This is especially relevant in sectors such as:
The music industry
The
audiovisual field
The publishing and academic sector
Stage production
Visual arts
Protection and fostering creativity
Respect for copyright not only protects creators; it also drives creativity and promotes a culture of responsibility. This is especially relevant in sectors such as:
The music industry
The audiovisual field
The publishing and academic sector
Stage production
Visual arts
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