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IAO Voicing the Artist’s Needs at Midem
At the annual Music Industry Conference in Cannes last week Tore Engström Østby represented IAO in a panel discussing The Creator & The Industry; Sharing The Created Value. After an introduction by MEP Ibán García Del Blanco, who commissioned report «Cultural...
MIDEM 24 How can artists be fairly compensated?
How can artists be fairly compensated? This is the main question for a panel at this year's MIDEM. Tore Engström Østby will on behalf of IAO discuss the matters with a representative from the EU parliament and leaders from Spotify, Deezer, A2IM. The panel will discuss...
IAO statement on the World Independent Network (WIN) article “Why ‘Equitable Remuneration’ Is Not Equitable”.
IAO statement on the World Independent Network (WIN) article “Why ‘Equitable Remuneration’ Is Not Equitable”. In response to the introduction of a right to equitable remuneration for streaming in Uruguay, the World Independent Network (WIN) published an article...
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Nacho G Vega Fair Internet Video
IAO Treasurer and founding member of Spanish band Nacha Pop, Nacho Garcia Vega has submitted a video in support of the 'Fair Internet Campaign' for performers in Europe.
IAO Gear Up for ‘Artists in Europe’
The IAO is in the final stages of preparing its 'Artists in Europe' campaign which calls for featured artists to have a greater voice in European decision making.'Artists in Europe' will launch with an event in the European Parliament in Brussels on 13th May 2015.
IAO Joins ‘Fair Internet Coalition’
The IAO has formally joined a lobbying coalition to campaign for change in Europe that would see ALL performers remunerated for the commercial exploitation of their works online for the first time.The IAO joins partners FIM, AEPO-Artis and Euro-FIA in estabishing an...
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...