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Yesterday, GESAC held a “Meet the Authors” event at the European Parliament. Panels with authors and MEPs were held on transfer of value and the common needs of creators and consumers. Eight MEPs spoke at this event.

We finished off with a concert by Belgian artist Alice on the Roof, who is currently experiencing increasing international success.

For pictures of the event, you can find the links here.

For the short biographies of the authors present, click here.

Pictures by François de Ribaucourt.

On November 13, a cowardly and horrific terrorist attack took place in Paris. The target: life, youth, friendship, love and culture. Taking place in the heart of Paris these attacks hit hard in our artist community.

We wish our friends and colleagues in France at Sacem, ADAGP, CISAC, Scam, Sdrm, BIEM, and their members much courage and strength.

#NousSommesUnis

A few press releases by our members: Sacem; SGAE (Spanish translation of the Sacem press release); SPAutores; CISAC.

Picture by Jean Jullien. www.jeanjullien.com

Our Spanish member SGAE announced that Janine Lorente has been appointed deputy general director. She has a long experience with international collective management and intellectual property, having previously worked for SACD, SAA, CISAC and the Directors’ Guild of America (USA).

Find out more here (English).

The International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) released its 2015 GLOBAL COLLECTIONS REPORT yesterday, concerning global royalty collections for the year 2014.

Its main findings are that Europe continues to be the leader in royalty collections, while music remains the pillar of creators’ income. With a total of €7.9 billion in collections worldwide, CISAC numbers show a growth of 2.8% since 2013.

Find out more here.