On 23 and 24 June, the Dutch association “Stichting De Thuiskopie” is organising an international conference on private copying to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the private copying exception in the Dutch copyright act.
26 April is World Intellectual Property day. It’s a day that puts the benefits of intellectual property in the limelight, highlighting its essential influence on the success of culture and its diversity, despite the threats posed by some developments in the digital market.
On 20 April, José Miguel FERNÁNDEZ SASTRÓN was elected President of the Spanish General Society of Authors and Publishers (SGAE).
Our Danish member Koda published its annual report for 2015 today, which showed a record breaking distribution of royalties for rights holders abroad at 53 million euros. Koda also kept its administrative costs low at 9.1% for 2015. Look up all the numbers here.