CEDRO annually performs, both in Spain and abroad, a number of communication and promotion actions to raise public awareness of the harm done to authors, publishers and culture in general by illegal copying of copyrighted works.

In order to make society more sensitive to the need to respect authors' and publishers' intellectual property rights, CEDRO works closely with other bodies and associations in the book trade, intellectual property protection and the world of culture as a whole. Foremost among its collaborators are authors' and publishers' professional associations, with which CEDRO also carries on most of its social role. Other bodies with which we work include:

• Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI)
• UNESCO
• Centro Regional para el Fomento del Libro en América Latina y el Caribe (CERLALC)
• Grupo Interamericano de Editores (GIE)
• Confederación Española de Gremios y Asociaciones de Libreros (CEGAL)
• Federación Española de Sociedades de Archivística, Biblioteconomía, Documentación y Museística (FESABID)
• Asociación Literaria y Artística para la Defensa del Derecho de Autor (ALADDA)
• Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid
• The Book Fairs of Madrid, Valencia, Sevilla, Valladolid, San Sebastián, etc.
• Mesa Antipiratería (the Spanish Anti-Piracy Board; CEDRO is a member of this association, which aims to encourage the Government to lay down measures to protect cultural products from piracy and illegal copying).

CEDRO organises or takes part in events and initiatives for public information and awareness-raising on the importance of copyright, such as:

• conferences and round table discussions, generally in the context of book fairs and similar events;
• organisation of or participation in seminars and courses for judges, public prosecutors, officers of the justice system and police officers;
• advertising campaigns;
• publication of information for the areas affected by the problem of illegal copying, chiefly universities, libraries and schools;
• issue of a newsletter, circulated to Government bodies, educational and cultural institutions and CEDRO members.