AEPO-ARTIS
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AEPO-ARTIS: representing 41 performers’ organisations active in 30 countries and protecting the rights of over 650,000 performers.
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· Feb 7
🇪🇺If the EU truly wants a fair digital environment, action is needed immediately.
👇Check out our manifesto stating important objectives to pursue to create the fair #digital environment needed to keep the European cultural sector viable for #performers.
shorturl.at/y3bcJ
#culture #copyright #art
👇Check out our manifesto stating important objectives to pursue to create the fair #digital environment needed to keep the European cultural sector viable for #performers.
shorturl.at/y3bcJ
#culture #copyright #art
Background #music in shops and restaurants is a vital income stream for musicians — and AI puts up to 25% of it at risk.
At Eurosonic 2026, our General-Secretary Ioan Kaes called for data, #copyright & #relatedrights to ensure fair pay and fair competition.
#performers
At Eurosonic 2026, our General-Secretary Ioan Kaes called for data, #copyright & #relatedrights to ensure fair pay and fair competition.
#performers
January 21, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Background #music in shops and restaurants is a vital income stream for musicians — and AI puts up to 25% of it at risk.
At Eurosonic 2026, our General-Secretary Ioan Kaes called for data, #copyright & #relatedrights to ensure fair pay and fair competition.
#performers
At Eurosonic 2026, our General-Secretary Ioan Kaes called for data, #copyright & #relatedrights to ensure fair pay and fair competition.
#performers
Participating today in Eurosonic panel our Head of Legal, Nick Yule, emphasized the situation of performers: "EMMA (emma.community) research has shown that 40% of artists can't make money from touring. So how are they supposed to sustain a career? Not from #streaming..."
#performers #music
#performers #music
January 16, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Participating today in Eurosonic panel our Head of Legal, Nick Yule, emphasized the situation of performers: "EMMA (emma.community) research has shown that 40% of artists can't make money from touring. So how are they supposed to sustain a career? Not from #streaming..."
#performers #music
#performers #music
🎶 Going to Eurosonic this week?
✅ Joins us on Friday, 16th January, 10:30 - 11:30 where our Head of Legal, Nick Yule, will participate in a panel "Transforming Research into Real Change for Europe’s Music Managers"
#performers #music #musicians #musicmanagers
esns.nl/nl/conferenc...
✅ Joins us on Friday, 16th January, 10:30 - 11:30 where our Head of Legal, Nick Yule, will participate in a panel "Transforming Research into Real Change for Europe’s Music Managers"
#performers #music #musicians #musicmanagers
esns.nl/nl/conferenc...
January 14, 2026 at 4:39 PM
🎶 Going to Eurosonic this week?
✅ Joins us on Friday, 16th January, 10:30 - 11:30 where our Head of Legal, Nick Yule, will participate in a panel "Transforming Research into Real Change for Europe’s Music Managers"
#performers #music #musicians #musicmanagers
esns.nl/nl/conferenc...
✅ Joins us on Friday, 16th January, 10:30 - 11:30 where our Head of Legal, Nick Yule, will participate in a panel "Transforming Research into Real Change for Europe’s Music Managers"
#performers #music #musicians #musicmanagers
esns.nl/nl/conferenc...
❣️ 🎶 Join us for a webinar on Thursday, 22nd January where the results of the Music360, a project that we are a partner of, will be presented
➡️ Register to attend via the link below 👇 :
tinyurl.com/4s5majp6
#performers #musicians #authors #music
➡️ Register to attend via the link below 👇 :
tinyurl.com/4s5majp6
#performers #musicians #authors #music
January 13, 2026 at 8:25 AM
❣️ 🎶 Join us for a webinar on Thursday, 22nd January where the results of the Music360, a project that we are a partner of, will be presented
➡️ Register to attend via the link below 👇 :
tinyurl.com/4s5majp6
#performers #musicians #authors #music
➡️ Register to attend via the link below 👇 :
tinyurl.com/4s5majp6
#performers #musicians #authors #music
❗ The European Parliament 🇪🇺 is sceptical about the deals struck by major record labels and AI music companies - several MEPs are questioning if deals made with Suno and Udio comply with EU law and asked Vice-President Henna Virkkunen to clarify the EC position.
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www.aepo-artis.org/meps-questio...
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www.aepo-artis.org/meps-questio...
January 9, 2026 at 1:37 PM
❗ The European Parliament 🇪🇺 is sceptical about the deals struck by major record labels and AI music companies - several MEPs are questioning if deals made with Suno and Udio comply with EU law and asked Vice-President Henna Virkkunen to clarify the EC position.
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www.aepo-artis.org/meps-questio...
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www.aepo-artis.org/meps-questio...
📢 With the start of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026 , we sent an open letter to their President, Mr. Christodoulides, highlighting the need to defend performers' rights.
Read the full letter below👇
aepo-artis.org/elementor-25...
#performers #copyright #artandculture
Read the full letter below👇
aepo-artis.org/elementor-25...
#performers #copyright #artandculture
January 8, 2026 at 12:56 PM
📢 With the start of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026 , we sent an open letter to their President, Mr. Christodoulides, highlighting the need to defend performers' rights.
Read the full letter below👇
aepo-artis.org/elementor-25...
#performers #copyright #artandculture
Read the full letter below👇
aepo-artis.org/elementor-25...
#performers #copyright #artandculture
January 2, 2026 at 9:02 AM
❤️ 🎄 🎶 🎬 💃 🕺 🎄 ❤️ Merry Christmas, happy holidays and all the Best ❤️ 🎄 🎶 🎬 💃 🕺 🎄 ❤️
December 25, 2025 at 10:45 AM
❤️ 🎄 🎶 🎬 💃 🕺 🎄 ❤️ Merry Christmas, happy holidays and all the Best ❤️ 🎄 🎶 🎬 💃 🕺 🎄 ❤️
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To follow, @renateschroeder.bsky.social (from @efjeurope.bsky.social ), Ioan Kaes (from @aepoartis.bsky.social), and Stefan Kaufmann (from @wikimediade.bsky.social ) will move beyond polarized AI debates to practical solutions in a panel discussion moderated by @paulk.bsky.social.
October 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
To follow, @renateschroeder.bsky.social (from @efjeurope.bsky.social ), Ioan Kaes (from @aepoartis.bsky.social), and Stefan Kaufmann (from @wikimediade.bsky.social ) will move beyond polarized AI debates to practical solutions in a panel discussion moderated by @paulk.bsky.social.
❗Together with other stakeholders, AEPO-ARTIS urged EU policy-makers to ensure that #music is not only funded but strategically supported in the next EU budget.
Read the whole call for a comprehensive policy strategy and ambitious budget for Europe’s music sector within AgoraEU below👇
Read the whole call for a comprehensive policy strategy and ambitious budget for Europe’s music sector within AgoraEU below👇
September 25, 2025 at 8:19 AM
❗Together with other stakeholders, AEPO-ARTIS urged EU policy-makers to ensure that #music is not only funded but strategically supported in the next EU budget.
Read the whole call for a comprehensive policy strategy and ambitious budget for Europe’s music sector within AgoraEU below👇
Read the whole call for a comprehensive policy strategy and ambitious budget for Europe’s music sector within AgoraEU below👇
❣️ 🇪🇺 Honoured to have officially become a stakeholder of European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights
Looking forward to working together &with other stakeholders!
#performers#euipo #intellectualproperty #copyright
shorturl.at/McPVI
Looking forward to working together &with other stakeholders!
#performers#euipo #intellectualproperty #copyright
shorturl.at/McPVI
September 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
❣️ 🇪🇺 Honoured to have officially become a stakeholder of European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights
Looking forward to working together &with other stakeholders!
#performers#euipo #intellectualproperty #copyright
shorturl.at/McPVI
Looking forward to working together &with other stakeholders!
#performers#euipo #intellectualproperty #copyright
shorturl.at/McPVI
🎶 Today we had an excellent opportunity t to present the Music360, a project that we are a partner in.
🙏 Thank you Reeperbahn Festival l for having us!
Learn more about the project here: 👇
music-360.eu
#performers #music #musicians #copyright
🙏 Thank you Reeperbahn Festival l for having us!
Learn more about the project here: 👇
music-360.eu
#performers #music #musicians #copyright
September 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
🎶 Today we had an excellent opportunity t to present the Music360, a project that we are a partner in.
🙏 Thank you Reeperbahn Festival l for having us!
Learn more about the project here: 👇
music-360.eu
#performers #music #musicians #copyright
🙏 Thank you Reeperbahn Festival l for having us!
Learn more about the project here: 👇
music-360.eu
#performers #music #musicians #copyright
🎶 Coming to Reeperbahn Festival?
➡️Join us on Friday, 19/9 for a panel "The Impact of Music–What Science tells us" where our Head of Legal Nick Yule will speak on Music360
project that we're a partner in.
✅See you at East Hotel/Bacardi Lounge 10.30-11.30
shorturl.at/Y0STF
➡️Join us on Friday, 19/9 for a panel "The Impact of Music–What Science tells us" where our Head of Legal Nick Yule will speak on Music360
project that we're a partner in.
✅See you at East Hotel/Bacardi Lounge 10.30-11.30
shorturl.at/Y0STF
September 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
🎶 Coming to Reeperbahn Festival?
➡️Join us on Friday, 19/9 for a panel "The Impact of Music–What Science tells us" where our Head of Legal Nick Yule will speak on Music360
project that we're a partner in.
✅See you at East Hotel/Bacardi Lounge 10.30-11.30
shorturl.at/Y0STF
➡️Join us on Friday, 19/9 for a panel "The Impact of Music–What Science tells us" where our Head of Legal Nick Yule will speak on Music360
project that we're a partner in.
✅See you at East Hotel/Bacardi Lounge 10.30-11.30
shorturl.at/Y0STF
Reposted by AEPO-ARTIS
Following the publication of the so-called “transparency template” by @ec.europa.eu AI Office on 24 July, most #AI model providers will be required to publish summaries of training data as of 2 August 2025. But these templates still does not meet the expectations of the media and creative sectors 👇
AI: European Commission caves in to Big Tech to the detriment of authors
Following the publication of the so-called “transparency template” by the European Commissions AI Office on 24 July, most AI model providers will be ...
europeanjournalists.org
July 30, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Following the publication of the so-called “transparency template” by @ec.europa.eu AI Office on 24 July, most #AI model providers will be required to publish summaries of training data as of 2 August 2025. But these templates still does not meet the expectations of the media and creative sectors 👇
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❌ We see the recently published GPAI Code of Practice, the GPAI Guidelines, and the Template for disclosure of a sufficiently detailed summary as a missed opportunity to provide real protection of IP rights in the context of #genAI. This outcome does not deliver on the promise of the EU AI Act.
July 30, 2025 at 7:22 AM
❌ We see the recently published GPAI Code of Practice, the GPAI Guidelines, and the Template for disclosure of a sufficiently detailed summary as a missed opportunity to provide real protection of IP rights in the context of #genAI. This outcome does not deliver on the promise of the EU AI Act.
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❗ Together with a broad coalition of rightsholders active across the EU’s cultural and creative sectors, we express our strong concerns about the EU AI Act implementing package, which does not provide a meaningful implementation of the GPAI obligations under the AI Act.
➡️ Read: bit.ly/3H8lCsC
➡️ Read: bit.ly/3H8lCsC
July 30, 2025 at 7:22 AM
❗ Together with a broad coalition of rightsholders active across the EU’s cultural and creative sectors, we express our strong concerns about the EU AI Act implementing package, which does not provide a meaningful implementation of the GPAI obligations under the AI Act.
➡️ Read: bit.ly/3H8lCsC
➡️ Read: bit.ly/3H8lCsC
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"A betrayal of the EU AI Act’s objectives”
„We are being sold out in favour of GenAI model providers“:
Joint Statement on the GPAI Code of Practice and the template by 40 Federations of the European Cultural and Creative Sectors
europeanwriterscouncil.eu/ccs-joint-st...
#AIAct #CodeOfPractice
„We are being sold out in favour of GenAI model providers“:
Joint Statement on the GPAI Code of Practice and the template by 40 Federations of the European Cultural and Creative Sectors
europeanwriterscouncil.eu/ccs-joint-st...
#AIAct #CodeOfPractice
July 30, 2025 at 9:10 AM
"A betrayal of the EU AI Act’s objectives”
„We are being sold out in favour of GenAI model providers“:
Joint Statement on the GPAI Code of Practice and the template by 40 Federations of the European Cultural and Creative Sectors
europeanwriterscouncil.eu/ccs-joint-st...
#AIAct #CodeOfPractice
„We are being sold out in favour of GenAI model providers“:
Joint Statement on the GPAI Code of Practice and the template by 40 Federations of the European Cultural and Creative Sectors
europeanwriterscouncil.eu/ccs-joint-st...
#AIAct #CodeOfPractice
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🚨 We call on the European Commission to revisit the implementation package and enforce Article 53 in a meaningful way, ensuring that the EU AI Act lives up to its promise to safeguard European intellectual property rights in the age of generative AI.
July 30, 2025 at 7:22 AM
🚨 We call on the European Commission to revisit the implementation package and enforce Article 53 in a meaningful way, ensuring that the EU AI Act lives up to its promise to safeguard European intellectual property rights in the age of generative AI.
Reposted by AEPO-ARTIS
A broad coalition of rightsholders calls on the @ec.europa.eu to revisit the #AIAct implementation package and enforce article 53 dealing with transparency of training data in a meaningful way.
JOINT STATEMENT BY A BROAD COALITION OF RIGHTSHOLDERS ACTIVE ACROSS THE EU’S CULTURAL AND CREATIVE SECTORS REGARDING THE AI ACT IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES ADOPTED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION - IMPALA
Representing a broad coalition of European and global authors, performers, publishers, producers and other rightsholder organisations, we wish to formally express our dissatisfaction with the publishe...
impalamusic.org
July 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
A broad coalition of rightsholders calls on the @ec.europa.eu to revisit the #AIAct implementation package and enforce article 53 dealing with transparency of training data in a meaningful way.
Reposted by AEPO-ARTIS
Read the statement👉 fep-fee.eu/40-European-...
@teresaribera.ec.europa.eu @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social @eu2025dk.bsky.social
@europeanwriterscouncil.eu @aepoartis.bsky.social @ceatl.bsky.social @efjeurope.bsky.social @screendirectors.eu @ifpiorg.bsky.social @ifjglobal.bsky.social @ifrro.org
@teresaribera.ec.europa.eu @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social @eu2025dk.bsky.social
@europeanwriterscouncil.eu @aepoartis.bsky.social @ceatl.bsky.social @efjeurope.bsky.social @screendirectors.eu @ifpiorg.bsky.social @ifjglobal.bsky.social @ifrro.org
40 European and global rightsholder organisations (...)
Representing a broad coalition of European and global authors, performers, publishers, producers and other rightsholder organisations, we wish to
fep-fee.eu
July 30, 2025 at 7:50 AM
UMG are getting a bit touchy about all this, no?
✌️peace and love guys ✌️
✌️peace and love guys ✌️
Report: EC to launch full probe into UMG Downtown acquisition
An official announcement has yet to be made, but it seems Universal Music Group may be facing a full-scale investigation.
An official announcement has yet to be made, but it seems Universal Music Group may be facing a full-scale investigation.
Report: EC to launch full probe into UMG Downtown acquisition
An official announcement has yet to be made, but it seems Universal Music Group may be facing a full-scale investigation.
musically.com
July 18, 2025 at 9:35 AM
UMG are getting a bit touchy about all this, no?
✌️peace and love guys ✌️
✌️peace and love guys ✌️
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The EP's own initiative report on #copyright and #GenAI is out!
Our positive takeaways:
🔸fair remuneration for creators
🔸central opt-out register
🔸public domain status of non-original AI outputs
Initial concerns:
🔸challenges AI Act interpretation on AI training
🔸measures on infringing outputs
Our positive takeaways:
🔸fair remuneration for creators
🔸central opt-out register
🔸public domain status of non-original AI outputs
Initial concerns:
🔸challenges AI Act interpretation on AI training
🔸measures on infringing outputs
A first look into the JURI draft report on copyright and AI
Last week saw the first draft of the long-anticipated own-initiative report on copyright and generative artificial intelligence authored by Axel Voss for the JURI Committee (download as a PDF file). T...
communia-association.org
July 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The EP's own initiative report on #copyright and #GenAI is out!
Our positive takeaways:
🔸fair remuneration for creators
🔸central opt-out register
🔸public domain status of non-original AI outputs
Initial concerns:
🔸challenges AI Act interpretation on AI training
🔸measures on infringing outputs
Our positive takeaways:
🔸fair remuneration for creators
🔸central opt-out register
🔸public domain status of non-original AI outputs
Initial concerns:
🔸challenges AI Act interpretation on AI training
🔸measures on infringing outputs
musictechpolicy.com/2025/06/10/i...
"IT’S TIME FOR FAIR PLAY — AM RADIO MUST PAY ARTISTS #IRESPECTMUSIC"
Good luck to our friends across the water
"IT’S TIME FOR FAIR PLAY — AM RADIO MUST PAY ARTISTS #IRESPECTMUSIC"
Good luck to our friends across the water
It’s Time for Fair Play — AM Radio Must Pay Artists #IRespectMusic
Congress is debating whether to mandate AM radio in all new vehicles — but broadcasters still refuse to pay artists when they play recorded music.
musictechpolicy.com
June 11, 2025 at 6:47 AM
musictechpolicy.com/2025/06/10/i...
"IT’S TIME FOR FAIR PLAY — AM RADIO MUST PAY ARTISTS #IRESPECTMUSIC"
Good luck to our friends across the water
"IT’S TIME FOR FAIR PLAY — AM RADIO MUST PAY ARTISTS #IRESPECTMUSIC"
Good luck to our friends across the water
💡 ➡️ Interesting discussion at our conference "Performers' FAIR remuneration as an EU objective". Stakeholders got together - from #performers to policymakers and industry to discuss the concept of fair remuneration, role of the Beijing Treaty for #actors and impact of #AI.
#copyright
#copyright
May 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
💡 ➡️ Interesting discussion at our conference "Performers' FAIR remuneration as an EU objective". Stakeholders got together - from #performers to policymakers and industry to discuss the concept of fair remuneration, role of the Beijing Treaty for #actors and impact of #AI.
#copyright
#copyright
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Will the role of creators in AI development be protected and valorized? 🤔
EVA joins the campaign #StayTrueToTheAct 💪 to reiterate the shortcomings of the 3rd draft of the CoP, which does not meet the adequacy requirement provided by the EU AI Act, endangered the Act as a whole 👉 staytruetotheact.eu
EVA joins the campaign #StayTrueToTheAct 💪 to reiterate the shortcomings of the 3rd draft of the CoP, which does not meet the adequacy requirement provided by the EU AI Act, endangered the Act as a whole 👉 staytruetotheact.eu
May 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Will the role of creators in AI development be protected and valorized? 🤔
EVA joins the campaign #StayTrueToTheAct 💪 to reiterate the shortcomings of the 3rd draft of the CoP, which does not meet the adequacy requirement provided by the EU AI Act, endangered the Act as a whole 👉 staytruetotheact.eu
EVA joins the campaign #StayTrueToTheAct 💪 to reiterate the shortcomings of the 3rd draft of the CoP, which does not meet the adequacy requirement provided by the EU AI Act, endangered the Act as a whole 👉 staytruetotheact.eu