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European Commission Green Paper on online distribution of audiovisual works

The European Commission published its Green Paper on “Online Distribution of Audiovisual Works in the EU – opportunities and challenges towards a digital single market” on 13th July 2011.

Authors Day at the Brussels Film Festival

The Brussels Film Festival in partnership with SACD, the ARRF and the SAA is organising an authors day on 28th June from 2pm including a panel on the arrival of digital in European cinemas and a lesson in cinema from award-winning directors Bouli Lanners ("Eldorado", "Les Géants"), Fiona Gordon and Dominique Abel ("Rumba", "La Fée"). Free registration at network@brff.be.

Audiovisual Authors’ Societies Offer Collaboration to Producers on Digital Future

The Society of Audiovisual Author’s (SAA’s) chairman of the board of directors Gerhard Pfennig, speaking at the CISAC World Copyright Summit on Wednesday 9th June 2011, offered an open hand of collaboration to Europe’s producers, in the organisation’s efforts to guarantee a digital market that remunerates filmmakers.

European Directors and Screenwriters present SAA White Paper to Culture Commissioner

Some of Europe’s leading audiovisual creators and CEO’s of Europe’s audiovisual collective management societies presented the Society of Audiovisual Author’s (SAA’s) White Paper investigating the rights and remuneration of audiovisual authors in the digital age. The meeting was timely following the publication of the Commission’s communication on a Single Market for Intellectual Property Rights which confirmed that the subject will be treated in the forthcoming Commission Audiovisual Green Paper.

SAA calls for clarity in intellectual property rights enforcement consultation response

SAA has submitted its response to the European Commission’s consultation on intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement. The contribution focuses on the general problems which have arisen from the implementation of the 2004 Directive on IPR enforcement, in particular in the digital online environment.

World Copyright Summit on 7 and 8 June in Brussels

The World Copyright Summit organised on 7 and 8 June by CISAC in Brussels will gather creators, rights organisations, publishers, producers, policy makers, media and content providers, internet operators and legal and technology experts, who will exchange ideas and debate about the future of intellectual property and creative works in the digital environment.

Petition for the MEDIA programme

At a time when the European Commision is preparing its proposal for the next financial framework after 2013, the independence and the budget of the MEDIA programme, which supports the European audiovisual industry, are threatened.

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

White Paper to raise awareness of the legal and practical situation of audiovisual authors in Europe in terms of their rights and remuneration. New solutions are needed in the digital era.

SAA participates in Public Hearing on Bringing Europe's Cultural Heritage Online

Following the online consultation on boosting cultural heritage online in Europe organized by the European Commission at the end of the summer, the Reflection Group (Comité des Sages) whose three members Elisabeth Niggemann, Director general of the German National Library, Maurice Lévy, CEO of Publicis and Jacques De Decker, writer have been appointed by Commissioner Kroes and Vassiliou in April 2010 to make recommendations on ways and means to make Europe's cultural heritage and creativity available on the Internet, looking in particular at funding sources, at how cultural organisations and the private sector can interact in the digital age, and at responsibilities and solutions for digitising material that is in the public domain or still in copyright, organised a public hearing on 28 October 2010.

SAA Board of Patrons meets Commissioner Barnier

Authors of the SAA Board of Patrons and CEOs of SAA members met today Michel Barnier, the European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, in order to exchange views and explain the challenges that the audiovisual sector is faced with at the European level.

Gallo report adopted

MEP Gallo’s report on enhancing the enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market has been adopted yesterday in the European Parliament plenary in Strasbourg by 328 in favour, 245 against.