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Following the recent study commissioned by GESAC and prepared by Emmanuel Legrand, GESAC is pleased to present the way forward through the objectives that must be met in order to create a fairer and more sustainable music streaming market for authors and composers.

These are namely:

• Increased value from the streaming market (Growing the size of the revenue pie)
• More fairness in the value chain (Better sharing of the revenue pie)
• Ensuring cultural diversity & transparency on music streaming platforms

GESAC believes each of these objectives requires a combination of industry and policy initiatives, which are outlined in the following document.

Download the GESAC’s 10 Points infographic.

Read more about the Music Streaming market and how to make it sustainable and creator friendly.

GESAC and ECSA have issued a joint press release on today’s panel discussion organised in the European Parliament on the buyout contracts imposed on European composers by non-EU-based VOD platforms.

Learn more about the event below.

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GESAC has issued a press release on DG COMP Guidelines on collective agreements for solo self-employed people.

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The “Study on the place and role of authors and composers in the European music streaming market” provides an in-depth analysis of bottlenecks and dysfunctions that prevent authors and composers from experiencing more sustainable growth in the music streaming market. It considers how to grow the revenue pie for creators and other rightholders, as well as how to ensure a fairer and more creator-friendly music ecosystem.

The study was commissioned by GESAC and prepared by journalist and renowned music sector expert Emmanuel Legrand, who conducted an extensive market analysis based on existing economic studies, market research, as well as interviews and direct contacts with a wide range of music sector professionals, online music services, creators, and music-tech businesses.

Please see the press release here, the recording of the press conference, and all study documents below.

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