In the UK the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) has decided, in consultation with the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO), to withdraw its application to operate an extended collective licensing scheme. The …
Greek Parliament passes new laws on copyright
The Greek Parliament has recently passed a package of new laws relating to copyright. Included in this package is a new law to implement the EU Collective Rights Management Directive …
European Parliament committees show support for unwaivable right to fair remuneration for audiovisual authors
Earlier today two of the European Parliament committees, Culture and Education (CULT) and Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) voted for authors to have an unwaivable right to fair remuneration. This …
Society of Audiovisual Authors calls for the EU to support authors in the Copyright Directive
The Society of Audiovisual Authors (SAA) has called for legislators to acknowledge the real life pressures that authors face with rights’ transfer contracts and the injustice this does to creators. …
European Parliament declines to support audiovisual authors
In a vote on the Copyright Directive proposal, the European Parliament’s Internal Market Committee (IMCO) have failed to vote positively on any of the amendments asking to ensure audiovisual (AV) …
CISAC calls for new legislation to ensure a fair digital market for creators
Speaking at UNESCO on June 12th 2017, Jean-Michel Jarre, musician and President of CISAC called for new legislation ‘to make the digital revolution the “creators’ revolution”’. In his speech to …
EU designates new Commissioner to Digital Economy and Society portfolio
President Juncker of the European Commission has designated Mariya Gabriel to the role of Digital Economy and Society role. Gabrial was the candidate proposed by the Bulgarian Government for the role …
Joint letter signed by more than 400 defending absolute territorial exclusivity in the AV sector
On 2 May 2017, 411 trade organisations, companies and European film and TV executives from the audiovisual sector signed a letter highlighting their concerns about EU proposals that could prevent …
Spanish intellectual property rights organisations, AIE, AISGE, CEDRO, DAMA, EGEDA, SGAE and VEGAP, lodge complaint with European Commission against the Spanish State
A complaint had been filed with the European Commission against the Spanish State by AIE, AISGE, CEDRO, DAMA, EGEDA, SGAE and VEGAP. These are organisations that manage the intellectual property …