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Music creators in tune with the Council’s decision to exclude audio-visual and cultural services from the US/EU free trade negotiations
The Council’s decision to exclude the audio-visual sector from the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership’s negotiating mandate has been followed by EC Commissioner De Gucht’s ...Published on 24 June 2013 - Read more
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Georg Oeller appointed BIEM president
The recent CISAC conference in Washington DC witnessed two crucial appointments. Georg Oeller appointed BIEM president GEMA executive board member Georg Oeller was elected President of the ...Published on 24 June 2013 - Read more
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Sacem : everything you ever wanted to know…
Sacem is a renowned authors’ licensing and collecting society - number 1 in France and number 2 in the world in terms of membership numbers. ...Published on 20 June 2013 - Read more
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A victory for Europe’s creativity: GESAC welcomes European Council’s decision to exclude audiovisual sector from EU-US trade deal and urges creators to remain mobilised
GESAC, the European Grouping of Societies of Authors and Composers, welcomes the decision made by Europe’s trade ministers on Friday to exclude the audiovisual sector ...Published on 17 June 2013 - Read more
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Sign petition to exclude audiovisual and cultural services from the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
On June 14, Europe’s trade ministers will adopt a mandate for talks on the EU-US free trade agreement (often referred to in Brussels circles as ...Published on 10 June 2013 - Read more
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Press Release: The Amsterdam Initiative 16 small & medium-sized author societies explore cooperation
In view of the upcoming Directive on Collective Rights Management, 16 European Collective Management Organisations expressed their wish to explore the possibility of creating a ...Published on 09 June 2013 - Read more
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CRM Directive - State of Play
The four technical committees who were selected for consultation on the Collective Rights Management Directive have now drafted their opinions: International trade Industry, Research and Energy Internal Market ...Published on 08 June 2013 - Read more
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Private copying: as important today as it has always been
Just like the rest of us, creators deserve to be fairly paid for the work they do. By and large, music fans do appreciate this ...Published on 06 June 2013 - Read more
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Video: what does SABAM do?
Check out this video, in French, that SABAM have put together to explain their work:Published on 06 June 2013 - Read more
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This week: World Creators Summit in Washington, DC
On June 4 & 5, 700 of the world’s leading creative stakeholders, including authors, industry figures and regulators will gather together in the US’ political ...Published on 03 June 2013 - Read more