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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.”

Read the full release.

CJEU delivered two important decisions on private copying on 9th july and 27th June. Please see GESAC’s press release for more information here.

Today, the European Parliament gave its opinion on the CRM Directive (vote in JURI Committee on the report of Mrs Gallo).

The European Parliament rightly recognised the need for cooperation between authors societies in the music sector so as to allow for re-agregation of repertoires for cross border online exploitation of musical works  and the necessity for small and medium sized repertories to access the market under the same conditions as the big repertoires. In doing so, the European Parliament is giving a clear signal to Member States and to the EU Commission to improve the text under the forthcoming trialogue negotiations.

On the other hand, by opening the door to external lawyers and agents into the general meetings of authors societies, the European Parliament distorts the specificities of those societies that are formed, controlled and managed by the authors themselves. We urge the EU institutions to restore and guarantee the central role of creators in decision making of their societies.