Using monitoring systems developed for use in sports and technology content, LaLiga will scan for pirated book activity online.

Fernández: ‘The Collaboration of Content Creators’

Word from the Spanish Reproduction Rights Center, Centro Español de Derechos Reprográficos (CEDRO), is that the group has entered a new partnership in an effort to utilize technology to cut down on book piracy in the digital space.

As most Publishing Perspectives readers know, CEDRO is the “RRO” of Spain. An RRO or reproduction rights organization works hand-in-hand with copyright specialists and advocates to help protect copyrighted content in an age of increasingly easy formats for copying of documents—reproduction.

In the International Publishers Association‘s (IPA) explanation of the place and function of RROs, you’ll read: “Some uses, such as small-scale photocopying are either difficult to control or to administer individually, act by act. Authors and publishers therefore often mandate organizations to manage their copyrights collectively, either through a voluntary private agreement (with or without legislative support) or through a legal license system enshrined in national law.

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