A warm thank you to all of you who participated in the AEPO-ARTIS and SAA event yesterday (supported by the European Parliament’s Cultural Creators Friendship Group): Collective management: A safety net for authors and performers on 17 March 2021.

To those who signed up but unfortunately could not make it, the recording of the event can be watched here. https://vimeo.com/525452327

Our panel was moderated by Gregor Štibernik (CEO of the Collecting Society of Authors, Performers and Producers of Audiovisual Works of Slovenia). The guests were: Jochen Greve (screenwriter, Germany), Nacho Garcia Vega (musician, Spain), Cécile Despringre (Executive Director of the SAA), Yolanda Schweri (Member of the Board of SWISSPERFORM and Member of the Board of AEPO-ARTIS). With us we also had three Members of the European Parliament’s Cultural Creators Friendship Group: Alexis Georgoulis (GUE, Greece), Niklas Nienaß (the Greens, Germany) and Hannes Heide (S&D, Austria). Their biographies are here.

AEPO-ARTIS – is a non-profit making organisation that represents 36 European performers’ collective management organisations from 26 different countries. The number of performers represented by the 36 member organisations of AEPO-ARTIS can be estimated at between 400,000 and 500,000.
Press: Nicole Schulze, aepo-artis@aepo-artis.org, +32 2 280 19 34 @aepoartis

SAA – the Society of Audiovisual Authors is the association of European collective management organisations representing audiovisual authors. Its 33 members in 25 countries manage rights for over 160,000 film, television and multimedia European screenwriters and directors. Press: Annica Ryngbeck, a.ryngbeck@saa-authors.eu, +32 475 66 95 94. @saabrussels #WeLoveAuthors

CCFG – the Cultural Creators Friendship Group is a cross-partisan coalition in the European Parliament with members from six different political groups. We aim at improving the whole European cultural ecosystem, such as the Cultural and Creative Sectors and especially the situation and conditions of creators, for example authors, performers and artists.
@CultCreatorsEU

INVITATION: Collective management: A safety net for authors and performers
17 March 2021, 11:00-12:30 (CET)

What do collective management organisations do and why are they important for authors and performers?

Hear from performers, audiovisual authors and their representative organisations about why collective management is an essential way to secure remuneration and the increased role it should play in the digital environment as part of the implementation of Article 18 of the new Copyright Directive.

The event is organised by the Association of European Performers’ Organisations and the Society of Audiovisual Authors and supported by the Parliament’s Cultural Creators Friendship Group.

REGISTER HERE https://bit.ly/37NxBXH

Moderator: Gregor Štibernik, CEO of the Collecting Society of Authors, Performers and Producers of Audiovisual Works of Slovenia

Guests:

• Fred Breinersdorfer, German screenwriter
• Nacho Garcia Vega, Spanish musician
• Barbara Hayes, Deputy Chief Executive of Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (UK) and Chair of the SAA
• Yolanda Schweri, Member of the Board of SWISSPERFORM and Member of the Board of AEPO-ARTIS
• Members of the European Parliament’s Cultural Creators Friendship Group:
  Alexis Georgoulis, Greek actor and MEP (GUE/NGL, Greece)
  Niklas Nienaß, MEP (Alliance 90/The Greens, Germany)
  Hannes Heide, MEP (S&D, Austria)

 

A concluding video message from European Authors and Performers
invitation is available in .pdf format here: Webinar Invitation and biographies of the moderator and speakers are available here: Biography Details

On 17 November, AEPO-ARTIS held its annual (remote) seminar on performers and performers’ rights. This year’s seminar focused in particular on the implementation of article 18 of the 2019 Copyright Directive and how this article is an opportunity for Member States to rebalance the current streaming market in favour of performers, most of whom see no revenues made from these services flowing back to them.

As streaming has become the most common way of enjoying music, film or TV series for many consumers, the status quo is no longer acceptable and should be addressed during the implementation process of the 2019 Copyright Directive.
Representatives from the European Parliament, the Commission, academia as well as performers’ collective management organisations discussed the best possible ways forward how to “create a sustainable creative eco-system in Europe”.

A recording of the event is available above or alternatively may be accessed via the following link: AEPO-ARTIS Webinar 17 November 2020

Particularly interesting is the presentation of Professor Raquel Xalabarder (at 0:30:29 mins) and her recommendation for Member States to implement article 18 by introducing an unwaivable remuneration right for performers for on demand uses and paid by digital platforms, a system which is not new to EU law as was confirmed by Marco Giorello, head of the copyright unit at the European Commission, and which is already successfully working in Spain, as demonstrated by Jose Maria Montes, Vice President of AEPO-ARTIS without any negative impact on the market or on subscription fees of consumers.

The research of Professor Xalabarder can also be accessed clicking here.

AEPO-ARTIS Webinar 2020

On 17 November, AEPO-ARTIS shall host a free webinar on the subject of “Performers and performers’ rights: How can we create a sustainable creative eco-system in Europe?”

Performers are the backbone of Europe’s rich cultural and creative sector. However, the current COVID-19 pandemic reminds us just how fragile the creative ecosystem is, with many performers forced to consider giving up their profession as their art can no longer support them. Now more than ever, it is crucial that we strengthen the legal framework protecting performers.

Member States must now implement the 2019 EU Copyright Directive and in particular its article 18, which guarantees performers appropriate and proportionate remuneration – especially from streaming.

This webinar, brought to you by AEPO-ARTIS, will look at how this can be achieved.

• Programme outline
  Welcome by the President of AEPO-ARTIS, Tilo Gerlach, Managing Director, GVL
• Debate kick-off speech by MEP Niklas Nienaβ, Greens/EFA, European Parliament

Speakers

• Marco Giorello, Head of Copyright Unit, European Commission
• Professor Raquel Xalabarder, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain
• José María Montes, Director of Legal and International Affairs, AISGE/ Vice President, AEPO-ARTIS
• Bruno Boutleux, Managing Director, ADAMI

The debate is moderated by Dominic McGonigal, C8 Associates

For further information please contact the AEPO-ARTIS Secretariat aepo-artis@aepo-artis.org
+32 2 280 19 34