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September 23, 2020

Music Authors And Perfomers Strongly Denounce Epidemic Sound’s Malpractices And Its Profound Disrespect For Their Rights

The Association of European Performers’ Organisations (AEPO-ARTIS), the European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA), and the International Federation of Musicians (FIM) collectively represent over 500 000 composers, songwriters and performers....

September 17, 2020

Open Letter to the European Parliament: Performers call on MEPs to ensure that their efforts to guarantee fair remuneration, including from online exploitation, are not “lost in transposition”

In 2019 after long negotiations, the EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market was adopted. Article 18 of this Directive obliges Member States to ensure that authors and...

September 8, 2020

AEPO-ARTIS submits Contribution to the European Commission consultation on the Digital Services Act package

On 8 September, AEPO-ARTIS submitted its Contribution to the European Commission consultation on the Digital Services Act package. Background: The Commission announced a proposal for a Digital Services Act package...

September 8, 2020

AEPO-ARTIS contribution to the Targeted Consultation on the stakeholder dialogue on Article 17 of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market

On 8 September, AEPO-ARTIS submitted its contribution to the Targeted Consultation addressed to the participants to the stakeholder dialogue on Article 17 of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital...

August 13, 2020

AEPO-ARTIS submits response to the European Commission’s Roadmap consultation on an “Intellectual Property Action Plan”

On 10 July, the Commission launched a “roadmap” consultation as part of its initiative to prepare an intellectual property action plan. This action plan will set out the Commission’s vision...

July 14, 2020

A call to invest in all our creative futures

European culture is in the midst of a crisis. How decision-makers choose to respond now will set the scene for the next decade of cultural and creative life in our...

June 17, 2020

Joint sector call - Investing in Europe’s next generation by investing in culture

Investing in Europe’s next generation by investing in culture As the EU has started discussing the proposed recovery plan, 94 organisations from across Europe’s cultural and creative sectors are uniting...

June 9, 2020

FAIR INTERNET coalition meets with Commissioner Gabriel calling for stronger legislative protection for performers

Exchanging with Commissioner Gabriel today, AEPO-ARTIS, FIA, FIM and IAO shared with her what they consider the European Commission’s key priorities should be in order to strengthen performers’ protection and...

May 5, 2020

Europe’s cultural and creative sectors statement: Covid-19

Europe’s cultural and creative sectors call for ambitious EU budgetary measures to get through the COVID-19 crisis Time to put words into action! Europe’s cultural and creative sectors were among...

April 23, 2020

Update: Joint Film and Audiovisual Sector COVID-19 Statement

The Joint Film and Audiovisual Sector statement regarding the COVID-19 pandemic co-signed by AEPO-ARTIS on 7 April continues to gather further signatories. As at 23 April, the total number of...