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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AEPO-ARTIS
@aepoartis.bsky.social
· 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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
❣️ AEPO-ARTIS family is growing ❣️
⭐ A warm welcome to our 41st member, AVIP, the Croatian Audiovisual Performers’ Collecting Society🎬 🎞️ ❤️ We look forward to defending performers' rights together! 🥰
#performers #audiovisual #actors #acting #actorslife #copyright #intellectualproperty #Croatia
⭐ A warm welcome to our 41st member, AVIP, the Croatian Audiovisual Performers’ Collecting Society🎬 🎞️ ❤️ We look forward to defending performers' rights together! 🥰
#performers #audiovisual #actors #acting #actorslife #copyright #intellectualproperty #Croatia
May 12, 2025 at 6:49 AM
❣️ AEPO-ARTIS family is growing ❣️
⭐ A warm welcome to our 41st member, AVIP, the Croatian Audiovisual Performers’ Collecting Society🎬 🎞️ ❤️ We look forward to defending performers' rights together! 🥰
#performers #audiovisual #actors #acting #actorslife #copyright #intellectualproperty #Croatia
⭐ A warm welcome to our 41st member, AVIP, the Croatian Audiovisual Performers’ Collecting Society🎬 🎞️ ❤️ We look forward to defending performers' rights together! 🥰
#performers #audiovisual #actors #acting #actorslife #copyright #intellectualproperty #Croatia
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💛 Thanks to @alexsobel.co.uk and Victoria Collins MP for proposing these amendments, and @ukmusic.bsky.social for organising a demo in support
MU Joins Demo to Highlight Creators’ AI Concerns Ahead of Parliament Debate
The MU took part in a demo outside parliament today, organised by UK Music, to highlight creator and performer concerns about the potential impact of generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) on their r...
musiciansunion.org.uk
May 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
💛 Thanks to @alexsobel.co.uk and Victoria Collins MP for proposing these amendments, and @ukmusic.bsky.social for organising a demo in support
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The MU is also campaigning for:
✅ explicit consent to be sought from human creators to use their works to train AI models
🏷️ labelling of AI-generated works so people can choose what they listen to
⚖️ music creators and performers to be guaranteed a fair share of the revenue generated by AI music
✅ explicit consent to be sought from human creators to use their works to train AI models
🏷️ labelling of AI-generated works so people can choose what they listen to
⚖️ music creators and performers to be guaranteed a fair share of the revenue generated by AI music
May 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
The MU is also campaigning for:
✅ explicit consent to be sought from human creators to use their works to train AI models
🏷️ labelling of AI-generated works so people can choose what they listen to
⚖️ music creators and performers to be guaranteed a fair share of the revenue generated by AI music
✅ explicit consent to be sought from human creators to use their works to train AI models
🏷️ labelling of AI-generated works so people can choose what they listen to
⚖️ music creators and performers to be guaranteed a fair share of the revenue generated by AI music
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📉 Why does it matter?
24% of music creators’ pay is at risk from AI music over the next five years if legal frameworks aren’t updated - and transparency would be an important first step
24% of music creators’ pay is at risk from AI music over the next five years if legal frameworks aren’t updated - and transparency would be an important first step
May 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
📉 Why does it matter?
24% of music creators’ pay is at risk from AI music over the next five years if legal frameworks aren’t updated - and transparency would be an important first step
24% of music creators’ pay is at risk from AI music over the next five years if legal frameworks aren’t updated - and transparency would be an important first step
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❗ Stop AI stealing our music!
We're outside Parliament with musicians, music creators and @ukmusic.bsky.social supporting amendments to the Data (Use and Access) Bill that would increase transparency in relation to training AI models
🧵👇
We're outside Parliament with musicians, music creators and @ukmusic.bsky.social supporting amendments to the Data (Use and Access) Bill that would increase transparency in relation to training AI models
🧵👇
May 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
❗ Stop AI stealing our music!
We're outside Parliament with musicians, music creators and @ukmusic.bsky.social supporting amendments to the Data (Use and Access) Bill that would increase transparency in relation to training AI models
🧵👇
We're outside Parliament with musicians, music creators and @ukmusic.bsky.social supporting amendments to the Data (Use and Access) Bill that would increase transparency in relation to training AI models
🧵👇
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European Writers Council Open Letter on AI
'Protect Europe’s creative soul, protect European values and works'
'We kindly invite you to:
Sign the open letter together with many other creatives from all sectors'
www.writing.ie/news/europea...
#openletterCFEunited
'Protect Europe’s creative soul, protect European values and works'
'We kindly invite you to:
Sign the open letter together with many other creatives from all sectors'
www.writing.ie/news/europea...
#openletterCFEunited
May 6, 2025 at 9:58 AM
European Writers Council Open Letter on AI
'Protect Europe’s creative soul, protect European values and works'
'We kindly invite you to:
Sign the open letter together with many other creatives from all sectors'
www.writing.ie/news/europea...
#openletterCFEunited
'Protect Europe’s creative soul, protect European values and works'
'We kindly invite you to:
Sign the open letter together with many other creatives from all sectors'
www.writing.ie/news/europea...
#openletterCFEunited
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📣 Ahead of the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council on 12–13 May, a broad coalition of organisations representing writers, screen directors, performers, composers, and other creative professionals has published an open letter to EU Culture Ministers.
Full letter 👉 tinyurl.com/mu46ff6a
Full letter 👉 tinyurl.com/mu46ff6a
May 7, 2025 at 7:30 AM
📣 Ahead of the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council on 12–13 May, a broad coalition of organisations representing writers, screen directors, performers, composers, and other creative professionals has published an open letter to EU Culture Ministers.
Full letter 👉 tinyurl.com/mu46ff6a
Full letter 👉 tinyurl.com/mu46ff6a
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Ben Lunn supporting a motion on the impact of AI and copyright legislation on creative industries, artist and cultural workers
“We need to make sure that humanity is at the centre of these modernisations. It is not just about protecting creative work - it’s about protecting labour”
✔️Motion carried
“We need to make sure that humanity is at the centre of these modernisations. It is not just about protecting creative work - it’s about protecting labour”
✔️Motion carried
April 30, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Ben Lunn supporting a motion on the impact of AI and copyright legislation on creative industries, artist and cultural workers
“We need to make sure that humanity is at the centre of these modernisations. It is not just about protecting creative work - it’s about protecting labour”
✔️Motion carried
“We need to make sure that humanity is at the centre of these modernisations. It is not just about protecting creative work - it’s about protecting labour”
✔️Motion carried