SAA - Society of Audiovisual Authors

The legitimacy of the European copyright system depends on reconnecting it to its authors. A key part of the solution to current criticism that it is not fit for the digital era and mainly favours major entertainment companies is rebalancing European copyright policy in favour of authors with an unwaivable remuneration right for audiovisual authors, compulsorily negotiated and collected on a collective basis from commercial users.

The continued modernisation of collective management organisations (CMOs) combined with the implementation of the Collective Rights Management Directive gives Europe the infrastructure it needs to tackle both the remuneration of audiovisual authors and the circulation of European audiovisual works across Europe.