On 2 May 2017, FIM with the support of WIPO held a Side Event in Geneva on the occasion of the 34th WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights, in which AEPO-ARTIS particpated along with other members of the FAIR INTERNET campaign.
Entitled “Enabling fair online revenues for all Performers”, the event took the format of a panel discussion and Q&A session, followed by a live performance by The Jimi D. Band.
Taking part in the panel discussion were renowned Spanish performers Luis Cobos and Nacho García Vega as well as Xavier Blanc, General Secretary of AEPO-ARTIS and Benoît Machuel, General Secretary of FIM.
The event was an opportunity for the speakers to draw attention to the FAIR INTERNET Campaign and the claim for for an unwaivable right to receive equitable remuneration for the making available of performances on demand.
With Hungary officially taking over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, AEPO-ARTIS has sent a letter to the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Read the full letter...
On May 16th, AEPO-ARTIS organised a seminar on the EU enlargement and the impact hereof on performer rights. With representatives from three different EC Departments, performer organisations from a.o. Türkiye, Serbia, North Macedonia and Georgia and over 65 participants, the seminar was a succesfull first step towards a strong future collaboration with performers and their organisations in the EU Candidate Member States.