Strasbourg, September 11, 2018 – Less than 24 hours before the plenary vote on the Copyright Directive, GESAC, the European Grouping of Societies of Authors and Composers that represents over 1 million authors, takes a look back at why this Directive is essential, and how the outcome of tomorrow’s vote will be a reflection of the state of European democracy.
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05/07/2018 – Today in Strasbourg, the European Parliament voted on the long-discussed Copyright Directive and rejected the JURI mandate with a tight majority. The European Grouping of Societies of Authors and Composers (GESAC) sees this as a missed opportunity to fix the current unfairness in the digital market once and for all, despite almost 2 years of thorough discussions and overwhelming evidence presented. Europe’s creators nevertheless remain mobilised and hope that the European Parliament will eventually reach a positive solution in plenary based on facts and common sense.