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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...
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,...
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IAO Industry Update – Reeperbahn
The IAO attended Reeperbahn in force this year with President Paul Pacifico particpating in panels on EU copyright reform as well as getting a fair deal for artists in an intense discussion which was covered by Billboard Magazine - here.FAC Director, Roxanne de...
Music Tank – Past Lessons for a Digital Future?
As the music industry transitions from the analogue past to an exciting digital future, it is essential that the correct balance is struck between the interests of all stakeholders - consumers, artists, producers (labels) and digital platforms.So far in this Digital...
FAC Slams Sony
Sony Music are being sued by Simon Fuller's 19 Management over the deals they have done with streaming platforms, and Spotify in particular.The defence Sony used in court was published last week and highlights the degree to which record companies and artists'...
MEPs Back IAO Call for a Fair Share
MEPs from the Legal Affairs Committee published a press release in Brussels last Tuesday, 16th June confirming their commitment to: "call for improvements to the contractual position of authors and performers in relation to other rightholders and...
Emmanuel Legrand on IAO at Midem
Emmanual Legrand featured the IAO Industry Update at Midem on his well-regarded blog, 'Legrand Network'. The full article can be read hereLegrand a Washington, DC-based freelance journalist, blogger and media consultant, specialising in the entertainment business and...
Music Managers Back IAO
Music news site Music Business Worldwide today published a statement by the UK's Music Management Forum that publicly backed IAO and its campaign for transparency in the music industry along with a fair share of revenue for Artists.The Post, which can be seen here...
IAO Press Conference at Midem
The IAO will be hosting an industry update and press conference for music business stakeholders and journalists at Midem on Saturday, 6th June at 4pm in Auditorium K (Palais 4).The conference is expected to highlight recent events in Europe in relation to the current...
IAO Response to Sony-Spotify Leak
The IAO today published a letter to EU Commissioners in response to a leaked contract between Sony Music and Spotify from 2011. The International Music Managers Forum published an open letter earlier today responding to the leak and the IAO have followed up in...
Mary Honeyball Speaks in Support
UK Labour MEP Mary Honeyball made a speech at the Artists in Europe event last week in Brussels at the European Parliament in support of the IAO call for better remuneration for artists in the music industry.The IAO event forms part of its support for the broader Fair...
MEPs SUPPORT ARTISTS’ CALL FOR FAIRER DEAL
Brussels - 13 May 2015, 6pm. MEPs and artists came together today to call for transparency and fairness in culture and commerce!Singers, pianists, saxophonists, bass players and guitarists from Spain, Germany, France, UK and other member states shared the stage with...