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May 17, 2022

Music workshops for Ukrainian children at STOART

With Poland being one of the main countries where Ukrainian refugees found their safety running away from the war, our Polish members STOART and SAWP decided to help – free...

March 7, 2022

RE-CREATION: European discussions on artistic creation held in Paris

As part of the official programme of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, representatives from a wide range of artistic disciplines gathered on Friday 4th March...

January 24, 2022

AEPO-ARTIS writes an open letter to the French President Emmanuel Macron

With France taking over presidency of the European Union and the ambitious programme that President Emmanuel Macron has presented to the Parliament in Strasbourg, AEPO-ARTIS wrote an open letter to...

November 26, 2021

Creative and cultural sectors express serious concerns over the Council's general approach on the Digital Services Act (DSA)

As part of a broad coalition of 24 creative and cultural organisations, AEPO-ARTIS co-signed the following statement to express the sector’s concerns over the Council’s general approach on the Digital...

November 24, 2021

UK Parliament publishes "Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, Etc.) Bill"

The UK Parliament published today a Private Member’s Bill from Kevin Brennan MP entitled “Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, Etc.) Bill” available here. The bill proposes the introduction for...

April 1, 2021

Why performers' remuneration rights and their collective management are important (avec des sous-titres en français)

AEPO-ARTIS has published an animation summarising why performers’ remuneration rights and their collective management are important: https://vimeo.com/5060198 (et disponible avec des sous-titres en français ici: https://vimeo.com/543120344 )

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....

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...

April 15, 2020

Music sector joins together to call for EU and national investment to address current crisis and promote diversity.

Music is one of the first sectors hit by the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis. It will also be one of the last. As borders close, venues as well as festivals suspend...

March 26, 2019

THE FAIR INTERNET COALITION WELCOMES THE ADOPTION OF THE COPYRIGHT DIRECTIVE

THE FAIR INTERNET COALITION WELCOMES THE ADOPTION OF THE COPYRIGHT DIRECTIVE AS A FIRST, IMPORTANT STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION IN IMPROVING PERFORMERS’ RIGHTS Brussels, 26 March 2019 I The...