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Creators object to tech companies’ suggestion to replace private copying levies by state fund systems
Recently Digital Europe, representing some of the world’s largest technology and ICT companies, announced proposals to shift their private copying responsibilities and suggests that private copying compensation be moved to governments and other public funds.
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Declaration on Private Copying Remuneration
13 organisations agree - An essential source of income for Europe’s creators
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Creators welcome European Parliament call for end to buyout contracts
Groupings of screenwriters, directors, composers, songwriters and journalists welcome adopted European Parliament report that calls for “fair and proportional” remuneration.
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Save Cinecitta - Sign the Petition
Screenwriters and Directors organisations are coming together across Europe to try to save one of the key sites of Europe’s cinematographic heritage.
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Cavada report supports authors' remuneration
The European Parliament's culture committee has adopted a positive-looking report by Jean-Marie Cavada (France, EPP) on the online distribution of audiovisual works – the European Parliament’s follow-up report to the European Commission Green Paper from last year.
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Screenwriters and directors want their works to be reachable by as many people as possible
Robert Alberdingk Thijm, Fred Breinersdorfer, Stijn Coninx, Jan Hrebejk, Agnès Jaoui, Radu Mihaileanu, Volker Schlöndorff, Hugh Stoddart, Bertrand Tavernier, Jaco Van Dormael, Susanna White - Patrons of the Society of Audiovisual Authors - respond to Finish and Spanish ministers' comments in the European Voice.
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Media Futures Forum presents 8 point action plan
SAA patron Robert Alberdingk Thijm mixes with big business to make sure authors’ rights are respected.
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Leçon de cinéma with Lucas Belvaux 13/6/12
Luc Jabon and Andre Buytaers invite you to discover Lucas Belvaux - his work, his sometimes surprising but always rigorous and personal cinematic desires, his favourite themes and the urgency with which he likes to bring them to the big screen. The session will be an opportunity to hear from and dialogue with a director who is endearing and unusual and who, at the same time, continues to work in front of the camera as an actor. (Event in French)
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An End To Buyouts In Europe - SAA, FERA, FSE Joint Statement
Three important authors’ bodies are coming together to demand legislation for equitable rights payments for European film and television directors and screenwriters. They are calling for unwaivable enforceable rights, fair contracts and stronger resistance to arguments put out by the pirate lobby.
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Private copying remuneration – new study highlights positive impact
Removal of private copying remuneration would be detrimental not only to rightholders, but also to manufacturers and consumers, according to a new study published by Compass Lexecon.
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Protecting an essential source of income for artists
Letter to the European Voice: Setting straight the picture of collective rights-management organisations
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European Screenwriters and Directors meet Vice-President Kroes - Digital Future Needs to Support Authors’ Creativity
Delegation of leading European Audiovisual Authors presents their vision for the future of the online market – one that brings their works to as many people as possible while guaranteeing authors a fair deal and securing the financing of future works.
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