The Irish Visual Artists Rights Organisation (IVARO) is a non-profit organisation that exists to protect and promote the copyright and related rights of artists, visual creators and their heirs in Ireland and worldwide. It also acts as a collecting society for visual artists, collecting royalties due to artists for the use of their works. It is owned and controlled by its members.
Principles
IVARO is committed to operating in the interests of artists and copyright holders and to conducting all of its business in an open and transparent manner. It will provide copyright services of the highest standard at all times. The board of IVARO are accountable to its members. Members will be drawn from the widest possible range of visual creators regardless of type, experience or commercial success.
Goals
Provide information to artists and others about intellectual property rights in visual works
Protect artist’s copyright from infringement
Enhance professionalism among artists in relation to copyright
Promote awareness and responsibility among copyright users
Advocate on copyright issues affecting artists working in Ireland
Collect and distribute to artists royalties due for the use of their works and on the resale of their works
By agreement with societies in other countries, collect royalties for the use of Irish works abroad
Develop partnerships to help further rights of artists and their heirs
Who are we?
Mission
The Irish Visual Artists Rights Organisation (IVARO) is a non-profit organisation that exists to protect and promote the copyright and related rights of artists, visual creators and their heirs in Ireland and worldwide. It also acts as a collecting society for visual artists, collecting royalties due to artists for the use of their works. It is owned and controlled by its members.
Principles
IVARO is committed to operating in the interests of artists and copyright holders and to conducting all of its business in an open and transparent manner. It will provide copyright services of the highest standard at all times. The board of IVARO are accountable to its members. Members will be drawn from the widest possible range of visual creators regardless of type, experience or commercial success.
Goals