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Joint statement: The EU urgently needs remuneration rules for authors and performers
As the negotiations on the proposed Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market are drawing to a conclusion, European and international authors and performers' organisations from all sectors urge the EU negotiators to strengthen the much-needed Article -14
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99 European filmmakers call on the Copyright Directive to deliver on proportionate remuneration
European authors need a principle of proportionate remuneration to be enshrined in the Copyright Directive (Article -14)
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Joint statement: The EU urgently needs remuneration rules for authors and performers
European and international authors and performers' organisations from all sectors urge Member States to support the much-needed Article -14 providing for fair and proportionate remuneration for authors and performers in the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market.
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Joint Call of European creators and Producers to the negotiators of the Broadcasting legislation
For the EU Negotiators to Reach Agreement on the Broadcasting and Retransmissions Instrument
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Lux film prize finalists’ open letter
“We need to talk, not only about our films, but about how we are remunerated for what we create”
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Joint press release: LUX Film Prize finalists’ plea to EU decision makers: audiovisual creators should be linked to the life of their works
On the occasion of the European Parliament LUX Film Prize Award Ceremony on 14 November, LUX Prize finalists since 2007 are calling in an open letter on Member States and the European Commission
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21,000 petition signatories in support of Europe’s screenwriters and directors handed over to EU Commissioner Gabriel
On 23 October, Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, received a delegation handing over a petition signed by more than 21,000 supporters of Europe’s screenwriters and directors and their right to fair and proportionate remuneration.
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Open letter to EU Ministers: What the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market could bring to audiovisual authors
Dear Ministers,
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Joint press release: The European Parliament confirms its support for authors’ rights in the Digital Single Market
The Federation of European Film Directors (FERA), the Federation of Screenwriters in Europe (FSE) and SAA welcome the vote on the Copyright Directive in the Digital Single Market by the European Parliament’s plenary.
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Venice Declaration
We are numerous screenwriters and directors who signed the FERA/FSE/SAA petition for a modernized EU copyright framework that includes all creators. Today, the petition is supported by more than 18,700 signatories from over 100 countries worldwide.
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Press release: 165 European screenwriters and directors call on the European Parliament to adopt the Copyright Directive
On the occasion of the 75th Venice International Film Festival, 165 screenwriters and directors across Europe have come together in the “Venice Declaration” to call on the European Parliament
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Joint statement: The EU Copyright Directive - a crucial vote to support European creators
On 12 September, MEPs will vote in plenary on the EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. FERA, FSE and SAA call on the European Parliament to foster European creation in the digital age and effectively promote the right for authors to a fair and proportionate remuneration.
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