While organisations representing rightsholders in Brussels are vastly outnumbered by large tech companies, EU Member States continue prioritising licensing mechanisms and the role of collective management organisations (CMOs). Following the Hungarian and Polish EU Presidencies initiative to advance the discussions among member states on AI and copyright (read part 1), Denmark followed up with a questionnaire about licensing frameworks. Here’s what we’ve learned (and responded):

The SAA's response to the Danish Presidency policy questionnaire on selected questions regarding lessons learned from Article 15 of the CDSM Directive, and on fostering a well-functioning licensing framework in the age of AI.

The SAA together with CISAC and GESAC, has formally supported a complaint submitted by SAA member, Bulgarian collective management organisation FILMAUTOR, to the European Commission concerning Bulgaria's systematic failure to comply with EU copyright law.