Publishers and press agencies

DVP aims to bring together all press publishers and news agencies covered by related rights who choose to work with a collective management organisation.
Collective management guarantees fair treatment for all rights holders and provides them with stronger bargaining power when it comes to negotiating with dominant players such as large digital platforms, thereby securing fair remuneration.

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A word from the President

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Admission: conditions and application forms

Choosing collective management must be a deliberate, well-informed decision.

With this in mind, below you will find the following information:

  • general information about your rights as a member of DVP
  • a reminder of DVP’s membership conditions
  • the forms you need to fill out to become a member of DVP.

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Contribution management

Press publishers and news agencies wishing to join DVP can choose how much of their content to entrust to the organisation:

  • all or part of their press publications,
  • all or part of their content broadcast online via public communication platforms,
  • all or part of the territories under their purview.

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General Meetings

As a collective management organisation, DVP is managed by its members, who elect their representatives to the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board at the General Meeting.
Every year, on the fourth Tuesday in June, DVP members gather for their Annual General Meeting. They vote to elect the members of the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board (every three years).

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Disputes and litigation

Membership in a collective management organisation may give rise to disputes or litigation.

DVP has established a specific procedure to prevent and deal with such issues. This procedure can be consulted here.

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Inform your readers

DVP represents your rights as a publisher or news agency.

You can indicate that your publication belongs to DVP’s protected directory by using the logos available for download in this section.