GESAC - THE EUROPEAN AUTHORS’ SOCIETIES

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News 3 February 2021

Download the Rebuilding Europe study

Europe's creative economy has been decimated by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Venues remain closed, productions postponed and advertising revenues have plummeted.

But 2019 was a different story. Cultural and creative industries (CCIs) represented some of Europe's biggest employers, some of its most diverse and fast-growing sectors, and a major contributor to European GDP. The balance of trade in culture posted a net surplus of €8.6 billion in 2019. (more…)

News 26 January 2021

Op-ed GESAC Board issues urgent creative sector warning

Last summer, EU member states committed to an unprecedent €750 billion recovery plan that now needs to be implemented in every country. Turning over the COVID page will be a demanding challenge, but Europe can count on a major ally: its cultural and creative industries (CCIs). As emphasised in a new study, CCIs are much more than just another sector to bail out of the crisis, they are a significant component of Europe’s solution to this crisis.

News 21 January 2021

New EYxGESAC study – press conference details

We are excited to announce that GESAC will soon be launching a follow-up study to our influential 2014 study Creating Growth. The study, once again conducted by EY, will reveal the figures behind the immense size of Europe's creative economy, the full impact of COVID-19, and how culture should play a central role it helping to rebuild Europe.

News 19 November 2020

VIRTUAL EVENT: Creators & Online Platforms

On 19 November, GESAC held an online event featuring grammy award-winning singer/songwriter Angélique Kidjo and a whole host of key officials from the European Commission and Parliament. (more…)

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Highlights

Launch of Rebuilding Europe - EYxGESAC study

Today marks the launch of the EY study GESAC commissioned, with the support of nine other creative sector organisations, Rebuilding Europe: The cultural and creative sector before and after the COVID-19 crisis

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Virtual event: Creators & Online Platforms

On 18 November we hosted an event with big names from both the creative and policy world.

Applications for this year's ALAI Award are now open!

Do you know any law students currently studying or researching authors’ right/copyright? If you do, encourage them to apply for this year’s edition of the ALAI European Authors’ Right Award! The deadline is 16/11.

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What is Article 17 and how does it level the playing field

Article 17, formerly Article 13, was one of the most hotly contested issues surrounding the Copyright Directive. Click below to find out how it will benefit creators and the creative sector.

Policy

The protection of authors’rights is essential: without this, creators wouldn’t be paid for the use of their work

Hot in the news

Buy-out contracts: a dangerous threat to European creators

Read more to find out how video on demand platforms and broadcasters are circumventing EU law and what can be done about it.

European music creators (composers, lyricists etc.) are being forced to forsake thousands of euros in future earnings by draconian ‘work made for hire’ and buy-out contracts

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The Copyright Directive

In April 2019, the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market was formally adopted, bringing hugely positives effects for Europe’s creators

Read more about the Copyright Directive and the key protections it provides to creators

Authors’ societies respond to COVID-19

Find out how European authors' societies have continued to help their members throughout the COVID-19 pandemic

Private copying compensation

Read more about private copying compensation and find out why it is more important than ever at a time when COVID-19 is playing havoc with the cultural and creative sector

Authors’ societies & the collective management model

Read the five key benefits of authors' societies and the collective management model for creators, users and the general public

Transfer of Value – How Article 17 levels the playing field

Read more about the directive and the key protections it provides...

The Broadcasting Directive

Read more about how the Broadcasting Directive addresses emerging problems in online broadcasting

The Resale Right Directive

The Resale Right Directive aims at harmonising EU rules on ensuring authors of graphic and plastic arts are remunerated for their works

The CRM Directive

Read more about the Collective Rights Management Directive the role of collective management organisations

Cross-Border Portability Regulation

Read more about how the European institutions reached a deal over a final text for the Cross-Border Portability Regulation

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Our members distributed €5.4 billion royalties in 2018 and invested €216 million in European culture

Representing creators from all over Europe

GESAC brings together organisations from a range of sectors to protect authors’ rights and promote their best interests. Our members manage the rights of their authors’ works and represent them in negotiations to secure things like fair remuneration. They are run by their members, are non-profit, and provide a crucial service in the creative sector that enables authors to create.

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