VG Wort

Verwertungsgesellschaft Wort (VG WORT, Collection Management Organisation VG WORT) is a Munich-based German copyright collective that administers copyright-related royalties. It was founded in February 1958 at the initiative of the Association of German Writers. Georg Kahn-Ackermann [de] was one of the co-founders and later honorary president.^[1][2][3][4]

The organization's existence and activities are subject to German legislation (Section 22 of the German Civil Code, Section 1(4) of the Copyright Act), the Collecting Societies Act [de] and are under the state supervision of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA).

See also

• GEMA
• GÜFA