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WE ARE THE VITAL LINK BETWEEN CREATORS AND THE USERS OF THEIR WORKS

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News 04 September 2024


TRIBUTE TO PROF. DR. REINHOLD KREILE

The GESAC community is deeply saddened by the passing away of Prof. Dr. Reinhold
Kreile, who dedicated his life to the protection and improvement of authors’
rights.    

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News 06 June 2024


2025 ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION NOW OPEN!

We are pleased to announce the launch of the 7th edition of the ALAI European
Authors’ Right Award, supported by GESAC. This year, once again, the award will
be handed out to a student/researcher for submitting the best essay related to
authors’ rights/copyright with a European dimension. Are you a law student
currently studying or researching authors’ right/copyright? If so, we encourage
you to apply for this year Authors’ Right Award! More information about the
prize, eligibility criteria and how to register here.

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News 23 May 2024


GESAC APPOINTS ADRIANA MOSCOSO AS NEW GENERAL MANAGER

Brussels, 23 May 2024 – GESAC, the European Grouping of Authors Societies (CMOs)
representing more than one million authors and rightholders from all artistic
fields, today announced the appointment of Adriana Moscoso Del Prado Hernández
as the new General Manager, replacing Véronique Desbrosses, who is retiring on
30 June next.  

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News 23 May 2024


DAVID EL SAYEGH ELECTED AS THE NEW PRESIDENT OF GESAC

GESAC General Assembly also elects its new Board for 2024-2026 mandate  
Brussels, 23 May 2024 – GESAC, the European Grouping of Authors’ Societies
(CMOs) gathering 32 authors’ societies from the European Union, Iceland, Norway,
and Switzerland, and representing as such more than one million authors and
rightholders from all artistic fields, including music, audiovisual, visual
arts, literacy, held the elections for its Board and the President for the
2024-2026 mandate, at its statutory General Meeting.  

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News 09 May 2024


CELEBRATING A EUROPE UNITED IN ITS CULTURAL DIVERSITY!

To mark the Europe Day on May 9, GESAC issued a statement expressing its
gratitude to outgoing MEPs for their unwavering support for authors and their
commitment to addressing the important concerns and challenges of our sector
during this legislation. Read the full statement here.

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News 13 March 2024


EU AI ACT : JOINT STATEMENT FROM EUROPEAN CREATORS AND RIGHTSHOLDERS

GESAC, alongside with a broad coalition of organisations in Europe’s creative
and cultural sectors welcomes today's approval of the EU AI Act by the European
Parliament, and thanks Members of the European Parliament for the essential role
they have played in supporting creators and rightsholders throughout the
legislative process. The EU AI Act is world-first legislation that regulates the
development and use of AI and sets an example for responsible AI governance.
Read the full statement here

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News 01 February 2024


EU AI ACT : JOINT STATEMENT FROM EUROPEAN CREATORS AND RIGHTSHOLDERS

GESAC, alongside over 200 organisations in Europe’s cultural and creative
sectors, calls on the Member States to show global leadership and approve the AI
Act at the COREPER meeting scheduled on 2 February.   Read the statement here.

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News 17 January 2024


PRESS RELEASE: EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ADOPTS ITS REPORT ON THE MUSIC STREAMING
MARKET

GESAC applauds the strong commitment of the EP to address creators’ concerns and
welcomes the call for an EU legislation to ensure the transparency of and
cultural diversity on all music streaming platforms. Strasbourg, 17 January 2024
– Today, the European Parliament plenary adopted the initiative report of MEP
Ibán García del Blanco on “Cultural diversity and the conditions for authors in
the European music streaming market” with an overwhelming majority. The report
acknowledges the significant problems faced by creators and suggests Union-level
initiatives to set the ground for a fairer and more sustainable ecosystem in
this ever-growing market.  

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News 11 December 2023


PRESS RELEASE: EU POLICYMAKERS REACH AGREEMENT ON THE AI ACT

GESAC welcomes the recognition of the need for transparency and compliance with
EU rules by providers of general-purpose AI models Brussels, 11 December 2023 –
Following the EU decisionmakers’ announcement of having reached a political
agreement on the EU AI Act at the end of a three-day trialogue meeting, GESAC
welcomes the recognition on the need for providers of general-purpose AI models
operating in the EU market to comply with EU copyright laws and minimum
transparency obligations, which are indispensable for rightholders to exercise
and enforce their rights.

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News 28 November 2023


PRESS RELEASE: GESAC WELCOMES THE REPORT ON THE SITUATION OF AUTHORS IN THE
MUSIC STREAMING MARKET ADOPTED IN CULT COMMITTEE

Brussels, 28 November 2023 – GESAC welcomes the CULT Committee’s adoption of the
initiative report on “cultural diversity and the conditions for authors in the
European music streaming market” prepared by MEP Ibán García del Blanco, which
rightly highlights the significant problems faced by authors and composers in
the music streaming market and calls for EU policy actions to correct the
existing imbalances and ensure the market’s sustainability.

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News 21 November 2023


PRESS RELEASE: GESAC WELCOMES THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT’S CALL FOR AN EU ACTION TO
ADDRESS BUYOUT PRACTICES, WHICH CIRCUMVENT EU RULES AND JEOPARDISE
SUSTAINABILITY OF EUROPEAN CREATION.

Strasbourg, 21 November 2023 – Today the European Parliament adopted in plenary
the report on the working conditions of artists, with a clear call to the
Commission to address the growing phenomenon of coercive buyout practices from
global platforms, that severely undermine the livelihood of authors and
composers.

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News 06 November 2023


PRESS RELEASE : NEW INDEPENDENT STUDY COMMISSIONED BY THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
CONFIRMS THE NEED FOR EU LEGISLATION TO TACKLE BUYOUTS IMPOSED ON AUTHORS AND
COMPOSERS



Brussels, 6 November – GESAC welcomes the outcome of a new study on buyout in
the creative sector, which confirms the need for legislation to tackle unfair
and coercive buyout practices at EU level. The study that will be presented at
the European Parliament tomorrow was commissioned by its JURI Committee and
prepared by the CEIPI Research department of the University of Strasbourg.



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News 24 October 2023


PRESS RELEASE: GESAC WELCOMES THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT’S STRONG CALL FOR EU
ACTION TO TACKLE COERCIVE BUY-OUT CONTRACTS IMPOSED ON EUROPEAN AUTHORS AND
COMPOSERS BY NON-EU BASED VOD PLATFORMS

GESAC has issued a press release on today's vote by the Culture and Employment
Committees of the European Parliament regarding the working conditions of
artists. Read our full reaction below.

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News 20 October 2023


GESAC'S STATEMENT IN VIEW OF THE UPCOMING TRILOGUE MEETING

In view of the upcoming Trilogue meeting on October 24, GESAC has issued a
statement, urging European legislators to prioritize the inclusion of
record-keeping and transparency obligations regarding the use of
copyright-protected content by generative AI models. These obligations are
necessary to ensure responsible and trustworthy AI systems, level the playing
field, and enable European innovation and artistic creation. Read on to find out
more.

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News 20 July 2023


AI ACT AND USE OF COPYRIGHT-PROTECTED CONTENT IN AI SYSTEMS: GESAC CO-SIGNS
JOINT STATEMENT OF EUROPEAN CREATORS AND RIGHT HOLDERS

GESAC has co-signed the following open letter calling for meaningful obligations
on AI systems to ensure the lawful use of copyright-protected content.

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News 23 June 2023


THE 6TH EDITION OF THE ALAI EUROPEAN AUTHORS' RIGHT AWARD – SUPPORTED BY GESAC,
HAS BEEN LAUNCHED

Are you a law student currently studying or researching authors’
right/copyright? If so, we encourage you to apply for the 6th edition of the
ALAI European Authors' Right Award – supported by GESAC!  

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News 23 May 2023


MEET THE AUTHORS 2023

GESAC organised the 'Meet the Authors' event in the European Parliament on
Tuesday, May 23rd, where European authors and composers from all over the EU met
with their MEPs and shared their views, experiences, and expectations regarding
their situation in the music and VOD streaming markets. Learn more about the
event below.

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News 13 February 2023


GESAC'S 10 POINTS FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND AUTHOR FRIENDLY MUSIC STREAMING
MARKET AT EU LEVEL

Following the recent study commissioned by GESAC and prepared by Emmanuel
Legrand, GESAC is pleased to present the way forward through the objectives that
must be met in order to create a fairer and more sustainable music streaming
market for authors and composers. These are namely:

 * Increased value from the streaming market (Growing the size of the revenue
   pie)
 * More fairness in the value chain (Better sharing of the revenue pie)
 * Ensuring cultural diversity & transparency on music streaming platforms

GESAC believes each of these objectives requires a combination of industry and
policy initiatives, which are outlined in the following document. Download the
GESAC’s 10 Points infographic.

> Read more about the Music Streaming market and how to make it sustainable and
> creator friendly.



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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION ON MUSIC STREAMING

Reflecting on the concerns raised by authors and composers from across Europe,
the European Parliament decided to prepare and own-initiative Report on
“Cultural diversity and conditions of authors in the European music streaming
market”, which was adopted in Plenary on 17 January 2024, after a long and
insightful consideration of MEPs on the different aspects of the issue.

Following the adoption of the report, GESAC General Manager Véronique Desbrosses
had an exchange with the rapporteur MEP Garcia del Blanco.

Music Streaming

Highlights


GESAC’S 10 POINTS FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND AUTHOR FRIENDLY MUSIC STREAMING
MARKET AT EU LEVEL

Following the recent study commissioned by GESAC and prepared by Emmanuel
Legrand, GESAC is pleased to present the way forward through the objectives that
must be met in order to create a fairer and more sustainable music streaming
market for authors and composers.

GESAC’s 10 Points

Highlights


STUDY ON THE PLACE AND ROLE OF AUTHORS AND COMPOSERS IN THE EUROPEAN MUSIC
STREAMING MARKET

September 28, 2022, marks the launch of the new Study on the place and role of
authors and composers in the European music streaming market, commissioned by
GESAC and written by Emmanuel Legrand.

Find out more about the study

Highlights


FALSE BARGAIN FOR EUROPEAN CREATORS!

5 points on why and how to address buy-out contracts in the VOD sector

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POLICY

The protection of authors’rights is essential: without this, creators wouldn’t
be paid for the use of their work

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MUSIC STREAMING

Music Streaming

Read more about the Music Streaming market and how to make it sustainable and
creator friendly.

There is a need to look more closely at how songwriters and composers are
connected to this thriving economy and what can be done to improve their
currently neglected situation

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BUY-OUT CONTRACTS: A DANGEROUS THREAT TO EUROPEAN CREATORS

Buy-out contracts: a dangerous threat to European creators

Read more to find out how video on demand platforms and broadcasters are
circumventing EU law and what can be done about it.

European music creators (composers, lyricists etc.) are being forced to forsake
thousands of euros in future earnings by draconian ‘work made for hire’ and
buy-out contracts


ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Artificial intelligence
Read more about the necessity for AI to develop in a way that is responsible and
sustainable for European creators

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from 27 different countries.
Our members distributed €5.4 billion royalties in 2018 and invested €216 million
in European culture




REPRESENTING CREATORS FROM ALL OVER EUROPE

GESAC brings together organisations from a range of sectors to protect authors’
rights and promote their best interests. Our members manage the rights of their
authors’ works and represent them in negotiations to secure things like fair
remuneration. They are run by their members, are non-profit, and provide a
crucial service in the creative sector that enables authors to create.

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 * ADAGP
 * AKM
 * AUSTRO-MECHANA
 * BUMA
 * GEMA
 * HUNGART
 * KODA
 * MUSICAUTOR
 * SABAM
 * SACEM Luxembourg
 * SDRM
 * SIAE
 * SPA
 * STIM
 * TEOSTO
 * UCMR-ADA

 * AKKA-LAA
 * ARTISJUS
 * AUTODIA
 * EAÜ
 * HDS ZAMP
 * IMRO
 * LATGA
 * OSA
 * SACEM
 * SCAM
 * SGAE
 * SOZA
 * STEF
 * SUISA
 * TONO
 * ZAiKS

 * BIEM - International Organisation representing mechanical rights societies,
   observer

 * CISAC - International federation of societies of authors and composers,
   observer

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