News
Latest news
For an innovation and creator friendly AI Act
For an innovation and creator friendly AI Act Europe’s creative community urges EU policymakers to put transparency back at the heart of the EU AI Act Brussels, 23rd November 2023 We represent the collective voice of hundreds of thousands of writers, translators,...
A new European Vision for Touring
A New European Vision For Touring As Spain took over the Presidency of the Council a few weeks ago, with enabling cross-border mobility for artists addressed as part of its programme, pan-European organisations IAO, IMPALA, FIM, EMEE, Live DMA, Liveurope and EMMA...
International and European authors, performers and rightholder organisations warn that proposed amendment to Czechia’s Copyright Law is incompliant with EU and international law
International joint letter to Czech decision makers_EU Copyright Law_EN_Cor1 Dear Minister of Culture Baxa, Dear Members of the Czech Chamber of Deputies, We write to you as representatives of the Czech and international music sectors - including authors and...
All news
IAO Supports US Artists on Radio Play
The IAO has expressed support for the 'Music First' initiative in the United States to get performers paid for radio play. The use of music to drive commercial radio businesses in the US has historically been regarded as 'promotion' for artists and not commercial...
IAO Meets at By:Larm in Oslo
The IAO board meeting took place last week in Oslo during the By:Larm conference and festival. The IAO would like to thank the organisers of By:Larm for their warm welcome and generous hospitality which enabled Gramart, the Norwegian artist organisation to host the...
IAO Launches Artist Charter
The International Artist Organisation wrote a draft charter at a meeting held to bring together national organisations representing Featured Artists in music for the first time. The Draft Charter was titled the Metz Charter after the French City of Metz where the...