AEPO-ARTIS at the Polish Presidency Copyright Conference
On 24-25 April, AEPO-ARTIS attended a two day conference entitled the “Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Copyright, Media and Creative Sectors” organised by the Polish Ministry of Culture, under the auspices of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
AEPO-ARTIS says NO to the GPAI Code of Practice
On 28 March, a joint statement signed by a broad coalition of organisations from the creative sector was published to express opposition to the third draft of the European Union's General-Purpose AI (GPAI) Code of Practice.
Spotify’s Loud but not so Clear
The 2025 Spotify Loud and Clear report has been published and as with previous years it is full of BIG numbers and lots of dollar signs, such as those in...
ADAMI and SPEDIDAM exercise the opt-out right
On Tuesday, 11th March, French performer societies SPEDIDAM and ADAMI have jointly announced that they are exercising the right to opt-out of the exception that allows AI developers to train...
Letter to the Czech Minister of Culture Martin Braxa - concerns about recent development on private copying compensation
In reaction to a pending proposal to cut private copy remunerations with 90% in the Czech Republic, AEPO-ARTIS, EVA, GESAC, IFFRO and SAA have addressed Czech Minister of Culture Martin Braxa with a call to support the Czech and European Cultural and Creative Sector.
Performers react to the Commission Work Programme 2025
Last week, the Commission published its Work Programme 2025. Somewhere hidden in the initiatives on “Supporting people, strengthening our societies and our social model”, the Commission makes it its goal...
‘General-Purpose AI Code of Practice’-Joint letter from authors and performers sent to Executive Vice-President Virkkunen and Commissioner Micallef
Brussels, 17 February 2025 Dear Executive Vice-President Virkkunen, Dear Commissioner Micallef, The AI Office is currently tasked with the critical responsibility of successfully finalising the ‘General-Purpose AI Code of Practice’...
Paris 2025 AI Action Summit : International charter on ‘Culture and Innovation’
Having regard to the Recommendation of the OECD Council on Artificial Intelligence, dated 3 May 2024, in particular its Principles for a Responsible Approach in Support of Trustworthy AI, including...
AEPO-ARTIS writes an open letter to the Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk
With start of Poland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, AEPO-ARTIS sent an open letter to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, highlighting the importance of culture and calling...
Müyorbir becomes AEPO-ARTIS’ 40th member
AEPO-ARTIS is delighted to welcome MÜYORBİR, the Musical Performers Professional Association of Türkiye, as its 40th member. This addition to our growing community is an important milestone and strengthens AEPO-ARTIS’s...