{"id":1834,"date":"2021-03-17T10:06:53","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T10:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visda.dk\/?page_id=1834"},"modified":"2025-11-13T10:58:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T10:58:18","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.visda.dk\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1612911117136{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 6.5rem !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-8 vc_col-md-8 vc_col-xs-12&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1763031461328{margin-top: 1.5rem !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>VISDA \u2013 Visual Rights Denmark<\/h3>\n<p>VISDA was founded in 1986 and we are the collective rights management organization representing image creators in Denmark. VISDA represents all types of image creators such as photographers, illustrators, fine artists, architects and cartoonists from both the national and foreign repertoire.<\/p>\n<p>VISDA licenses the use of copyright-protected images in education, online, books, films, museums, TV, commercial uses and much more.<\/p>\n<p>The Danish Ministry of Culture and the Greenlandic Self-Government (Naalakkersuisut) has appointed VISDA as the representative collective management organization with the authorization to conclude licenses with Extended Collective Licensing (ECL) effect. Under the ECL scheme, VISDA can grant licenses to image users, covering entire categories of images.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, VISDA is appointed by the Danish Ministry of Culture to administer the Artists Resale Right scheme in Denmark on a mandatory basis.<\/p>\n<p>VISDA is a non-profit organization and the collected remuneration is distributed to the image creators.[\/vc_column_text]     <div class=\"text-left \">\n       <a class=\"button btn-solid btn-txt-circle light hr_light bg_primary bg_hr_dark outline_grey outline_hr_grey medium radius50 linear\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.visda.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/VISDA-vedtaegter-1.-januar-2020-ENG.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"button-text\">Read our articles of association<\/span>\n                            <\/a> \n\t <\/div>\n    [\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; content_bg_color=&#8221;bg-color-main&#8221; content_color=&#8221;white_txt&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1611207826785{padding-top: 9rem !important;padding-bottom: 9rem !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5594&#8243; img_size=&#8221;620&#215;413&#8243; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1746168810261{padding-right: 3rem !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Meet the board<\/h3>\n<p>VISDA&#8217;s Board of Directors consists of 14 members. They each represent a professional organization, where the focus of them all is to improve the rights of image creators and \/ or copyright.[\/vc_column_text]     <div class=\"text-left \">\n       <a class=\"button btn-solid btn-txt-circle dark hr_light bg_light bg_hr_dark outline_grey outline_hr_grey medium radius50 linear\"  href=\"\/about-us\/meet-the-board\/?lang=en\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n                            <\/a> \n\t <\/div>\n    [\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1614672144965{padding-top: 5rem !important;padding-bottom: 5rem !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Meet the employees<\/h3>\n<p>Here you can find an overview of all the employees in VISDA. If you need to get in touch with us, you can find information about us here.[\/vc_column_text]     <div class=\"text-left \">\n       <a class=\"button btn-solid btn-txt-circle light hr_light bg_primary bg_hr_dark outline_grey outline_hr_grey medium radius50 linear\"  href=\"\/about-us\/meet-the-employees\/?lang=en\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n                            <\/a> \n\t <\/div>\n    [\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1939&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1614610860550{padding-left: 3rem !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; content_bg_color=&#8221;bg-color-main&#8221; content_color=&#8221;white_txt&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1614672211794{padding-top: 9rem !important;padding-bottom: 9rem !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1209&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1614611359107{padding-right: 3rem !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>VISDA&#8217;s international cooperation<\/h3>\n<p>VISDA is active in a number of international collaborations both Nordic, European and global. Through the political platforms, we work for copyright in an international context.[\/vc_column_text]     <div class=\"text-left \">\n       <a class=\"button btn-solid btn-txt-circle dark hr_light bg_light bg_hr_dark outline_grey outline_hr_grey medium radius50 linear\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.visda.dk\/about-us\/international\/?lang=en\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n                            <\/a> \n\t <\/div>\n    [\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1614672220180{padding-top: 9rem !important;padding-bottom: 9rem !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Annual and transparency reports<\/h3>\n<p>Here you can find our current and previous annual and transparency reports.[\/vc_column_text]     <div class=\"text-left \">\n       <a class=\"button btn-solid btn-txt-circle light hr_light bg_primary bg_hr_dark outline_grey outline_hr_grey medium radius50 linear\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.visda.dk\/en\/annual-and-transparency-reports\/\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n                            <\/a> \n\t <\/div>\n    [\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6027&#8243; img_size=&#8221;412&#215;507&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; content_bg_color=&#8221;bg-color-main&#8221; content_color=&#8221;white_txt&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1612848698985{padding-top: 9rem !important;padding-bottom: 9rem !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-phone-alt&#8221; color=&#8221;grey&#8221; size=&#8221;xl&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Contact and banking information<\/h3>\n<p>You will find our information here.[\/vc_column_text]     <div class=\"text-left \">\n       <a class=\"button btn-solid btn-txt-circle dark hr_light bg_light bg_hr_dark outline_grey outline_hr_grey medium radius50 linear\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.visda.dk\/about-us\/contact-and-banking-information\/?lang=en\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n                            <\/a> \n\t <\/div>\n    [\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1612911117136{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 6.5rem !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-8 vc_col-md-8 vc_col-xs-12&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1763031461328{margin-top: 1.5rem !important;}&#8221;] VISDA \u2013 Visual Rights Denmark VISDA was founded in 1986 and we are the collective rights management organization representing image creators in Denmark. 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