The music industry is not just a label-economy
A presentation on different models introducing Equitable Remuneration (ER) by Will Page at WIPO 43rd SCCR was criticised by many. With the accompanying 14-page report now published, the criticism proves to be justified.
WIPO keeps the unfair remuneration of performers in the digital environment on its agenda
Last week, from 13th until 17th of March, the 43rd WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) took place, with once more a lot of time given to...
European Commission referred 6 countries to the European Court of Justice for failing to fully transpose the Copyright directive in time
On 15 February 2023, exactly 1400 days after the adoption of the 2019 Copyright directive, the European Commission has referred 6 countries to the European Court of Justice for failing...
AEPO-ARTIS writes an open letter to the Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson
With start of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union this month, and committing to ‘bring culture to the fore’, AEPO-ARTIS wrote an open letter to the...
AEPO-ARTIS Performers’ Rights Study Update 2022 now available!
The Performers’ Rights Study Update 2022 was just published and presented by AEPO-ARTIS, the Association of European Performers’ Organisations. The study was first published in 2007 and with this 4th update, AEPO-ARTIS provides a...
AEPO-ARTIS welcomes the CJEU ruling on the collection of private copy in Spain
On September 8th 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued its ruling in the case between the Federation of the Spanish Digital Industry sector (AMETIC) and Ventanilla...
AEPO-ARTIS welcomes Commissioner Breton’s statement on Equitable Remuneration
On July 20th, Commissioner Thierry Breton, responded to a Parliamentary Question that was tabled in March 2022 by the Cultural and Creators Friendship Group (CCFG). The question concerning article 18...
News from the Ukrainian front
‘Everyone wants Ukraine to win and is determined to fight until the end whatever is their battlefield’ Even four months after the invasion of Ukraine started, unfortunately the war in...
AEPO-ARTIS thanks Belgium for modernising its Copyright Act the right way!
Today – 16 June 2022 – the Belgium Parliament completed the implementation of the so-called Copyright directive (2019/790). As one of the 13 remaining countries that were running late in...
Calling all performers!
Today, June 7th, 2022, is a big day for performers’ rights. It is explicitly stated in the new Copyright Directive that as of today, for all new contracts, performers and...