On 9 July, the European Parliament’s legal affairs committee unanimously adopted Marielle Gallo’s report on the collective management of copyright.
Here’s our pick of stakeholder comments on the vote:
Koda’s annual report for 2012 bears witness to the society’s tremendous economic growth. By raising its overall income whilst ensuring that costs stay the same, Koda worked hard last year to ensure that its members receive as much remuneration as possible.
Niels Rosing-Schow, Chairman of Koda’s Board of Directors, commented “Koda’s outcome of 2012 is very impressive. The total income of EUR 95 million is of crucial importance to the Danish music scene and ensures that large payments can be made to the songwriters and composers represented by Koda,”
Not content with this success, Koda is now carrying out a comprehensive review of Koda’s rules and distribution of funds – ultimately aiming to make them even simpler, more efficient, and more transparent.
You can read the full report here.
You can browse the Koda site here.
Four French author societies have struck a landmark deal with ARTE, the European cultural channel.
The deal will allow ARTE to increase the range of programmes it makes available to viewers while safeguarding the rights of the creators at the heart of these broadcasts.
Commenting on the agreement, Jean-Noël Tronc, CEO of SACEM said: “This renewable agreement attests to our common will to support the adaptation of television to new uses. It demonstrates once again that authors’ rights and collective management are efficient tools in the era of digital innovation.”
CJEU delivered two important decisions on private copying on 9th july and 27th June. Please see GESAC’s press release for more information here.