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SAA welcomes reintroduction of private copying levies in Spain
On 4th August, the private copying levy system will be re-introduced in Spain following years of court cases and insufficient compensation from the state budget.
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European Copyright: Parliament committees vote for an unwaivable right to fair remuneration for audiovisual authors
Today, the European Parliament Industry and Culture committees voted in favour of an unwaivable right to fair remuneration for authors and performers for the making available of their works. Supported by the European audiovisual authors’ community, such a remuneration right would ensure that screenwriters and directors receive royalties when their works are exploited on on-demand services, wherever in Europe, thanks to its collective mechanism.
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European Parliament committee declines to support audiovisual authors in copyright vote
The European Parliament’s Internal Market Committee (IMCO), the first to vote an opinion on the Commission’s Copyright Directive proposal, failed to vote on any of 5 amendments calling for audiovisual authors’ to be paid proportionately to the exploitation of their works. The 5 amendments, which came from MEPs from the two biggest political groups in the Parliament, all called for an unwaivable right to remuneration for screenwriters and directors for the on-demand exploitation of their works.
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AVMS Directive – Great progress to support Europe’s audiovisual works
General Approach adopted by Culture Council goes further than European Commission proposal and promises a positive result on promotion of European works ahead of negotiations on final text with European Parliament and Commission.
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Call of European Filmmakers - Festival de Cannes 2017
We, European citizens and filmmakers, live in a Europe that is a standard-bearer of hope when it remains faithful to its values of tolerance, open-mindedness and diversity and stands against the current trends towards nationalism, alternative facts and mistrust.
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Les cinéastes invitent... Petar Valchanov
On the occasion of the premiere of his new film "Glory", L'ARP, Cinéma des Cinéastes, la SACD, SAA and Urban Distribution are very happy to organise an evening with Bulgarian director Petar Valchanov, as part of our series of screenings "Les Cinéastes invitent… l’ami européen".
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European screenwriters and directors call for right to fair remuneration online
Ahead of the deadline for amendments of 12th April in the lead committee of the European Parliament, audiovisual authors call for a concrete measure to turn the positive rhetoric on the need for authors to be fairly remunerated into reality.
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Portability Regulation – Audiovisual authors regret holes in final agreement
The Portability Regulation agreement represents a mixed result for collective management organisations for screenwriters and directors: positive as it represents a bonus for consumers which will enable EU residents to travel across Europe with continued access to their subscription services, negative as the final agreement contains holes that risk opening up the Regulation to abuse and eroding the territorial licensing system that underpins the financing of the European audiovisual sector.
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FREE KEYWAN KARIMI
Sentenced by the Iranian authorities to one year in prison and 223 lashes, Keywan Karimi has finally been imprisoned. His crime was to make films.
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Workshop - Copyright in the DSM: Audiovisual authors’ need for fair and proportionate remuneration
Organised by FERA, DSR and SAA member AIPA, the workshop in Ljubljana brings together European authors' organisations to discuss how the copyright package can benefit screenwriters and directors.
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SAA positions on Copyright Directive & Broadcasting Regulation
As discussions continue in the Parliament and Council, SAA has made its positions on the European Commission's copyright proposals public.
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European Parliament calls for Right to Fair Remuneration for Authors
SAA welcomes the Resolution on a coherent EU policy for cultural and creative industries (CCIs) which calls for the “establishment of the right to fair remuneration and legal protection for authors”. SAA now calls on the Parliament to make this a reality by adding such a right for audiovisual authors in its work on the European Commission’s copyright Directive proposal.
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