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IMARA: A New Global Voice for Performers
IMARA is a new global umbrella organization exclusively for music performers, created to strengthen their rights and advocacy worldwide. IMARA focuses solely on music performers, ensuring a clearer, stronger voice in the digital economy and international negotiations....
IAO’s Response to the UK IPO AI Consultation
We have responded to the UK consultation on copyright and artificial intelligence. We argue that AI poses a serious threat to artists’ rights and that the proposed measures do not provide sufficient protection or fair compensation. Here is the essence of our response:...
Joint letter to EU Commissioners Virkkunen and Micallef
The AI OIice is currently tasked with the critical responsibility of successfully finalising
the ‘General-Purpose AI Code of Practice’ by May 2025.
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Artists Call For Fair Remuneration And Transparency In Europe
Brussels 9 October 2018. Artists are calling on the EU to give clear rights to fair remuneration and transparency in Europe. As the Copyright Directive reaches its final stage, the Council, the Parliament and the Commission are negotiating a...
Music First
A campaign in the USA to demand fair market pay for all music on ALL radio platforms
Make Music Work
Music needs a fair and transparent marketplace for performers whether to protect cultural assets or encourage new growth
Fair Internet For Performers
Campaigning for FAIR treatement of performers in the digital environment
Finnish research examines Spotify’s payment scheme
Finnish research examines Spotify's payment scheme, suggest alternatives - at the moment, marginal music streamers unknowingly support big stars. The study has demonstrated the basic differences and correlations between the pro rata and the user centric distribution...
The “Music Moves Europe”
IAO alongside the main organisations of the music sector claiming a taylor-made EU music program - The “Music Moves Europe” Preparatory Action project. Joint letter in support of a EU music programme Dear President Juncker, Today, the music sector is gathered in...
Petition to the UE regarding the Value Gap issue
IAO is among the signatories of the joint letter gathering the music sector in a petition to the EU current Presidency (Bulgaria) regarding the Value Gap issue. Monday, 29 January, 2018 Dear Prime Minister Borissov, Dear Minister Pavlova, Dear Minister Banov, We...
Artists & The Value Gap – Letter
Artists & The Value Gap – Statement
The Major Labels, through their international trade body, IFPI have targeted direct a number of artists to support the IFPI position on safe harbours in the European copyright review. Many of those artists asked us what to do. We have responded by issuing a letter to...
Artists Call for an effective Digital Single Market
Over 50 music artists from across Europe have come together to sign a letter in support of the International Artist Organistion's campaign for Artists In Europe.Ranging from Annie Lennox and Robbie Williams in the UK to Axel Bauer from France, Luz Casal from Spain,...