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SAA's submission to the Digital Services Act consultation
The European Commission is in the process of putting forward new rules to deepen the Internal Market for Digital Services. A public consultation has been carried out on a Digital Services Act (DSA). Here you can read the SAA's response.
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Authors' call to invest in all our creative futures
Ahead of the European Council meeting on 17 and 18 July, 45 leading European authors and artists are calling the heads of State and government to agree on appropriate funding for the recovery and thriving of the cultural sector. The SAA stands behind this call.
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Letter to EU Ministers: Implement the Copyright Directive to fit modern day consumption of audiovisual works
The SAA sent a message to the Ministers responsible for Copyright, asking them to ensure that the implementation of the EU Directive provides for remuneration to audiovisual authors for the on-demand exploitation of their works.
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Joint letter: Investing in Europe’s next generation by investing in culture
As the EU has started discussing the proposed recovery plan, 94 organisations from across Europe’s cultural and creative sectors are uniting their voices to alert EU leaders : our sector needs strong and systemic support measures to recover from this crisis.
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Joint statement: Uphold culture in the EU budget
Ahead of the European Council meeting on 19 June, Culture Action Europe has launched a call on Member States to place culture in the EU long-term recovery budget (presented by the European Commission on 27 May). The SAA stands behind the call.
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Press release: Collective management organisations support authors during the COVID-19 crisis
When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, European collective management organisations (CMOs) were quick to mobilise speedy distribution of royalties and financial support to screenwriters and directors suffering due to the crisis. A much-needed help for many authors who do not fit the categories to benefit from governments’ emergency support.
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Joint letter: Europe’s cultural and creative sectors call for ambitious EU budgetary measures to get through the COVID-19 crisis
Europe’s cultural and creative sectors were among the first and hardest hit by the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis. They will also be among the last.
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Joint Film and Audiovisual Sector COVID-19 Statement
The film and audiovisual sector in Europe calls for urgent action by EU and Member State decision-makers to safeguard the future of the sector in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, following in the footsteps of initial emergency measures announced at national level, including by film funds and other bodies.
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Joint Letter to the EU Commission and the Member States to #saveEUculture
The SAA signed an open letter to the EU and Member States demanding support for the cultural and creative sectors during the COVID-19 crisis, initiated by Niklas Nienaß and Salima Yenbou, Members of the European Parliament.
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Press release: One year after the EU Copyright Directive
Exactly one year ago the European Parliament adopted the Copyright Directive in the Digital Single Market. However, the first anniversary of this essential text for authors, strengthening their rights and remuneration, takes place in the context of the health crisis linked to COVID-19 and its dramatic effect on our everyday lives as well as the devastating effect on our cultural sector.
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SAA response to the European Commission's consultation on the AVMS Directive
The European Commission carried out a targeted public consultation on the method of calculation of the share of European works and the exemptions for low audience and low turnover (Art. 13.7 Directive EU 2010/13). The SAA submitted its response on 18 March 2020.
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Press release: Celebrating European film and defending artistic freedom
On November 27, the European Parliament LUX Film Prize Award ceremony celebrates the richness of European cultural diversity and pays tribute to the filmmakers behind the works. We congratulate Teona Strugar Mitevska, the laureate of 2019 LUX Film Prize who was awarded the prize in the plenary chamber of the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
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