This week, Anton Reixa – CEO of SGAE – spoke at the Creators’ Conference in Brussels. In a frank and thought-provoking speech, he outlined some of his concerns about the situation of authors in general and in particular in Spain.
Last month, SGAE had the great opportunity to invite in its Madrid premises, through its think tank, Instituto Autor, Pr. Silke Von Lewinski, Director of the International Department of the Max Planck Institute (Munich). After the Master Class, Adriana Moscoso, coordinator of the Instituto Autor, interviewed Mrs. Lewinski about her views on the EU actuality, and in particular the EU proposal on collective management. Mrs. Lewinski insists in particular on the social and cultural role of collective management societies and on their importance to guarantee cultural diversity in Europe.
You can view the whole video here
Today, during the Creators’ Conference ECSA – the European Composer and Songwriter Alliance – issued a very important declaration stating their continued support for the exclusive assignment of performing rights to author societies. They highlighted the various benefits this ensures, namely:
You can read the full declaration here.
Please check out what Gesac members do to meet market needs and offer multi-territory licenses here.