Andrus Ansip: “We need to ensure a fair remuneration of all those involved in the creative sector.”

The Society of Audiovisual Authors (SAA) and Writers & Directors Worldwide call on the European Commission to put authors at the heart of any copyright reform to ensure that they share in the future success of the Digital Single Market.

Broad European Commission Digital Single Market Strategy leaves room for positive action for Europe’s screenwriters and directors with authors’ remuneration and promotion of European works among multiple issues to be developed in coming years.

On 6th May the European Commission will announce its strategy for the Digital Single Market.

On 23rd March 2015 SAA launched its White Paper on audiovisual authors’ rights and remuneration.  You can see a summary video of the whole event and hear Roger Michel, Bertrand Tavernier and Jochen Greve share their thoughts in the videos below.

SAA's 2nd edition of its White Paper on Audiovisual Authors Rights and Remuneration in Europe underlines the explosion of different forms of exploitation of audiovisual works.

The Society of Audiovisual Authors, publishes the 2nd edition of its White Paper on Audiovisual Authors Rights and Remuneration in Europe. The paper underlines the explosion of different forms of exploitation of audiovisual works, demonstrates the opportunities of the digital economy and how SAA’s members can help ensure Europe’s screenwriters and directors get a fair share.

A Europe without audiovisual works is impossible to imagine.

“The European cultural economy can’t exist without creators” says Commissioner as he hears German creators’ views on future European authors’ rights reform.

If you could go back, knowing what you know now, what would you change about the 2001 Copyright Directive?  This seems to be the premise for Julia Reda’s evaluation draft report on the much maligned directive.  But is this the right way to do it?

Last year I wrote in the German press about the frustration of seeing unlicensed copies of my work freely available and easy to find on the internet and the absence of legal services delivering the full range of European films I would expect.  I wanted to be provocative to strike the contrast between my expectations and the market delivery, but I also wanted to show that there are possible solutions.  I suggested creating compulsory licences for European audiovisual works.

German screenwriter and SAA patron, Fred Breinersdorfer, to speak at European Voice Copyright 2015 conference and underline the need for authors interests to also be part of the discussions on copyright reform and cross-border access.