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SPAutores celebrates 90 year existence, takes strong stance against transfer of value
This year, Portuguese authors’ society and GESAC member SPAutores celebrates its 90th anniversary. It is taking this opportunity to point out the benefits of collective management, but also the threats faced by creators online.
Authors’ societies sign two major deals this week with YouTube and SoundCloud
It has been an exciting week for a number of GESAC members, as negotiations between German member GEMA and YouTube finally paid off with a licensing agreement. On the same day, ICE, an online rights licensing hub for PRS (UK), STIM (Sweden), and GEMA (Germany), announced it had signed a licensing agreement with SoundCloud.