Patrizia Toia, Vice-Chair Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Stefano Maullu, Vice-Chair Commitee on Culture and Education
Silvia Costa, Former Chair Committee on Culture and Education
Panorama Exception: no need for further harmonisation
We represent visual artists (painters, sculptors, photographs, street artists etc.), journalists and publishers and follow carefully the current debates surrounding works in public places which could lead to the introduction of a mandatory panorama exception.
CISAC, the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers, released its global collections report yesterday, highlighting in particular the 51% growth in digital income. Overall, 2016 saw record collections of €9.2 billion worldwide: a 6% increase compared to 2015.