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Copyright and AI: 7 recommendations to the UK (and the EU alike)

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The UK Public Consultation on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence

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Joint letter to Vice-President Virkkunen and Commissioner Micallef on the draft AI Code of Practice

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AI and copyright: is a licensing market just a question of time?

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Receiving royalties should be a given, not a question.

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Open letter: Creators and rightholders organisations call for a meaningful implementation of the AI Act

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Press release: Poland secures fair remuneration for audiovisual authors online under EU copyright law

The ART of AI: Authorisation, Remuneration and Transparency

Advancing audiovisual authors' rights in Europe (brochure)

Authors' Rights: Fix Streaming Loopholes and Champion Statutory Rights to Remuneration

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Letter to the Polish Minister of Culture on implementing the DSM Directive

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Artficial Intelligence

SAA position paper: Artificial Intelligence must serve society and enhance human creativity

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SAA position paper: AI must serve society and enhance human creativity

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Press release: EU legislators: strengthen the transparency obligations of the AI Act

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Better late and effective than early and toothless

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Audiovisual authors’ rights in Europe and Latin America

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Open letter: Extend the Polish model of statutory remuneration for audiovisual authors to on-demand usages

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Meet our member: Copyswede

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Takeaways from SAA’s expert seminar: ECL helps audiovisual authors, state Nordic copyright experts

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SAA contribution to the UNESCO consultation on the Status of the Artist

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Expert Seminar on Extended Collective Licensing

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Press release: Congratulations to Slovenia for adopting new law for authors’ rights

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Meet our member: DILIA in Czech Republic

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“You wouldn’t steal a movie”, would you?

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Follow Belgium and implement authors’ rights!

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Press release: 1-year past implementation deadline of the EU Copyright Directives: Authors deserve more!

Audiovisual authors and the collective management of their rights in Europe (brochure)

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Young creators' take-aways: Fight for your rights, and your crazy ideas!

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National cases studies

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‘Little streams make big rivers’ – royalties for public performance and educational uses matters

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US companies dominating the EU market - less rights for authors?

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Alliance for the Development of Creative Forces in Bulgaria

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2 years after Brexit: A talk with SAA’s members in the UK

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Meet our member: SACD in France

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Authors' letter to President Macron

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5 ways to support next generation screenwriters and directors

SAA submission to the EU citizens dialogue on the Future of Europe

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Presentation: Remuneration mechanisms for audiovisual authors in the EU

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We bring authors’ stories closer to policymakers

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Joint press release: Lights and action on authors' royalties

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Lights and action on authors' royalties

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Meet our member: AIPA in Slovenia

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Turning words into actions for European culture and authors

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Press release: Be bold and implement Article 18 with a statutory right to remuneration, advise legal experts Member States

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Expert Seminar on the Copyright directive, Article 18

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The opportunity with a delayed copyright transposition

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Press release: Performers and audiovisual authors call on Member States to entrust CMOs to manage their royalties

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Press release: CMOs are a safety net for authors, but there must be other lifelines in the current crisis

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Meet our member: SPA in Portugal

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Implementing Article 18 for audiovisual authors

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Time to secure a status for authors and artists

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The new Copyright legislation: Making the most for next generation authors

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The new Copyright legislation: Making the most for next generation authors

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Meet our member: VG Wort in Germany

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SAA's submission to the Copyright Directive's Article 17 consultation

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EU Commission Consultation on Article 17 of the DSM Directive

The Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market

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Filmmakers suffer, but COVID-19 is not the only cause

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Letter to EU Ministers: Implement the Copyright Directive to fit modern day consumption of audiovisual works

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What does Artificial Intelligence have to do with films?

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Press release: Collective management organisations support authors during the COVID-19 crisis

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Authors deserve fairness, not charity

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Press release: One year after the EU Copyright Directive

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How COVID-19 contaminates the film sector

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2019: A year of changes

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“Women at CISAC” - towards 50/50 in authors’ societies

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Meet our member: SSA in Switzerland

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Interview with SAA's Director: The film industry and the online market

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Press release: Collective Management Organisations put the Copyright Directive’s words into action

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Meet our member: Kopiosto in Finland

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3 ways the new European Parliament can support creators

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Press release: A new EU Copyright law – a long-fought battle won

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The 5th EU Audiovisual Authors’ Workshop in Ljubljana

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Open letter: Dear Members of the European Parliament,

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2018 in three words: The Copyright Directive

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Joint statement on the Copyright Directive

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Joint press release: Copyright Directive negotiators recognise European filmmakers’ right to benefit from the success of their works

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Joint statement: Time to improve and adopt the Copyright Directive

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Joint statement: The EU urgently needs remuneration rules for authors and performers

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International Documentary Festival in Biarritz, France

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99 European filmmakers call on the Copyright Directive to deliver on proportionate remuneration

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Joint statement: The EU urgently needs remuneration rules for authors and performers

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Op-ed: An EU Copyright law for the 21st century film and TV industry

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How to exploit authors’ work without exploiting the author

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The 5th edition of 'One Day in Strasbourg'

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Lux film prize finalists’ open letter 

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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

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Royalties for audiovisual authors – a drop in the ocean

Fair and proportionate remuneration

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21,000 petition signatories in support of Europe’s screenwriters and directors handed over to EU Commissioner Gabriel

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Open letter to EU Ministers: What the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market could bring to audiovisual authors

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Transparency: in EU institutions and copyright

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The new Copyright Directive: a thriller with a happy ending - 1st season

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Joint press release: The European Parliament confirms its support for authors’ rights in the Digital Single Market

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Venice Declaration

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Press release: 165 European screenwriters and directors call on the European Parliament to adopt the Copyright Directive

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Joint statement: The EU Copyright Directive - a crucial vote to support European creators

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Copyright 0-1: defending rights versus opposing obligations

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Joint message: the European Parliament needs more time to reach a position on copyright reform

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Press release: The European Parliament delays the adoption of the Copyright Directive

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Flourishing industries profit from struggling authors?

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Joint message: Uphold the mandate on Copyright in plenary vote to support creation in Europe

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Joint press release: The European Parliament’s report on the Copyright Directive in the Digital Single Market: a first good step for audiovisual authors

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Getting closer to the finishing line?

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Open letter from performers and audiovisual authors

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Performers and audiovisual authors plea to the European Parliament

International Legal Study

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Event with authors and performers on fair remuneration in the European Parliament

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Joint press release: Performers and audiovisual authors unite calling for unwaivable remuneration right for on-demand exploitation in the Copyright Directive

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Authors’ right to remuneration is universal

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Joint press release: Audiovisual organisations unveil new international legal study supporting fair remuneration for audiovisual authors

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The 4th EU Audiovisual Authors’ Workshop in Ljubljana

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The 4th edition of 'One Day in Strasbourg'

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Lunch-briefing in the European Parliament on fair remuneration

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Breakfast-briefing in the European Parliament: Copyright in the DSM

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Fair working conditions for the next generation of screenwriters and directors

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Testimonies

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2017: SAA’s key achievements in 2 minutes

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Where are the female directors and screenwriters?

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Online copyright: will the EU be a global front-runner or a bystander?

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Copyright, a new world to me

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A screenwriter’s life

Audiovisual Authors' Remuneration - 12 Myths

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It is time to act: support fair remuneration for audiovisual authors online

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Petition (closed)

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Will 2018 be a Happy New Year for Audiovisual Authors?

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Screenwriters and Directors demand fair payment for online use of their work

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Broadcasting Regulation: When is retransmission retransmission?

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Expert Survey Shows Direct Injection as the Principal Form of Broadcasting in Europe

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SAA welcomes reintroduction of private copying levies in Spain

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European Copyright: Parliament committees vote for an unwaivable right to fair remuneration for audiovisual authors

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Canal+ and EU Copyright – collective action necessary

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Freedom of contract: fact and fiction

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Is the fear of double pay making MEPs scared of ‘fair’ remuneration?

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European Parliament committee declines to support audiovisual authors in copyright vote

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The complexity of "fair"

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Call of European Filmmakers - Festival de Cannes 2017

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European screenwriters and directors call for right to fair remuneration online

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European Parliament Culture committee shows the way on audiovisual authors’ remuneration

Audiovisual Authors' Remuneration Flyer

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Fair Remuneration for Screenwriters & Directors

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Portability Regulation – Audiovisual authors regret holes in final agreement

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The 3rd EU Audiovisual Authors' Workshop in Ljubljana

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SAA positions on Copyright Directive & Broadcasting Regulation

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Broadcasting Regulation

SAA's position on the EC's proposal for a Regulation on broadcasting

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Copyright Directive

SAA's position on the EC's proposal for a Directive on Copyright

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European Parliament calls for Right to Fair Remuneration for Authors

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Authors’ Remuneration - The last resort: going to court

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Screenwriters and directors call on European Parliament to put authors at heart of copyright reform

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The 3rd edition of "One Day in Strasbourg"

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Interviews with authors

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Videos explaining: Who are authors? What are collecting societies?

Audiovisual Authors' Remuneration [video & infographic]

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*NEW* video on audiovisual authors’ remuneration

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Who are Europe’s audiovisual authors ?

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Copyright package: Progress undermined by failure to strengthen rights of authors

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Audiovisual Authors’ Remuneration – from remuneration to transparency?

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Leaks, Copyright and Remuneration

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World IP Day – Authors’ Rights and Copyright

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Fair remuneration is not a tax

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The long-awaited Commission copyright action plan

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European Copyright: Commission commits to action on authors’ remuneration

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Authors’ remuneration must be central to Commission copyright strategy

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Copyright love-me-nots, a year of the Juncker Commission

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Commission study calls for action on authors’ remuneration

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Austria, Netherlands and Portugal all update copyright laws

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Bertrand Tavernier writes to EC Vice President Ansip

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Authors on everyone’s lips but forgotten in European Parliament resolution

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Copyright experts discuss solutions to guarantee authors’ fair remuneration

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SAA patrons meet Vice-President Ansip

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Political pick n mix before the copyright show

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Fair remuneration for creators “crucial” states European Parliament resolution

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Fair remuneration for creators – turning words into actions

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Copyright given red carpet treatment in Cannes

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SAA ready to help make Digital Single Market work for audiovisual authors

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Digital Single Market – Fair remuneration a must

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Implement or copy-paste?

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SAA Conference - Putting authors at the heart of the creative economy

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The Diversity of Creation in Danger

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European screenwriters and directors call for a digital fair deal

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What can Europe do for its screenwriters and directors?

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Between a rock and a hard place

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German creators meet Commissioner Oettinger at Berlinale

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Changing the perspective

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Legislative time travel: 2001 a Copyright Odyssey

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2015: A year for authors’ rights?

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Saint Nick’s Creative Policy Puzzle

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The Cross-border question – financing, exploiting & remunerating

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Authors’ organisations open the European copyright ball

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Are content creators content?

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Vilnius on the forefront of audiovisual authors’ rights protection

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D-Day for Oettinger (D is for Digital)

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Baking cakes and making films

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SAA, FERA & FSE - 7 ways to put authors back at the heart of culture & copyright

SAA, FERA & FSE Wishlist

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EU Commission Consultation on copyright

Summary of SAA contribution

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The Lives of Others

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SAA raises concern over future EC Copyright White Paper

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SAA Patron Jochen Greve speaks at European Parliament IP conference

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11,117 contributions! Democracy in action?

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SAA calls for creators to be put at heart of copyright policy

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Le citoyen européen et le droit d’auteur

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European Copyright Consultation – Make your voice heard!

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Spotify publishes royalty per click rate. And VOD platforms?

Adapting Private copying to the digital age [infographic]

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Licences for Europe: Backstage

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Licences for Europe : SAA at heart of concrete progress

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Private copying – European court confirms compensation again!

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Creators’ contracts don’t work but let’s rely on them anyway

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SAA delegation meets Commissioner Barnier

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Licences for Europe - Trying to nip it in the bud?

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SAA publishes comments on EC Collective Rights Management proposal

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Creators make themselves heard

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SAA welcomes EC copyright work plan – creators’ petition reaches 16,000 signatures

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Where to start the authors’ rights balancing act?

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Creators object to tech companies’ suggestion to replace private copying levies by state fund systems

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Declaration on Private Copying Remuneration

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Creators welcome European Parliament call for end to buyout contracts

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Cavada report supports authors' remuneration

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Screenwriters and directors want their works to be reachable by as many people as possible

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Europe loves cinema?

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The adverse effect of contractual freedom

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Happy World Intellectual Property Day!

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An End To Buyouts In Europe - SAA, FERA, FSE Joint Statement

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From the horse’s mouth – Screenwriters and Directors telling their own story

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European Screenwriters and Directors meet Vice-President Kroes - Digital Future Needs to Support Authors’ Creativity

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Audiovisual Authors Online - Paul Powell Keynote

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Audiovisual authors call on legislators to link them to the success of their works online

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SAA Conference - Audiovisual authors online - seizing the digital revolution

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SAA Conference Audiovisual authors online - seizing the digital revolution

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SAA Green Paper response underlines need for unwaivable authors’ remuneration right for online

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European Commission Green Paper on online distribution of audiovisual works

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European Directors and Screenwriters present SAA White Paper to Culture Commissioner

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SAA calls for clarity in intellectual property rights enforcement consultation response

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World Copyright Summit on 7 and 8 June in Brussels

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SAA White Paper - Download

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SAA White Paper opens debate on audiovisual authors’ rights and remuneration in Europe

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SAA Board of Patrons meets Commissioner Barnier

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Gallo report adopted

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A Great Victory for Authors’ Rights in the European Parliament

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SAA supports Gallo report together with nine other creators’ organisations