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GESAC Press Release: European Creators Ask For Support Against Free-Riding Tech Giants and Media Manipulation

27 June 2018

GESAC – the European Grouping of Societies of Authors and Composers – issued a press release today regarding the upcoming EU Plenary vote in Strasbourg on 5 July. It is reproduced below and we encourage all creators to make their…

Long-Term CIAM Executive Committee Member Jean-Marie Moreau Elected President of SACEM

22 June 2018

French songwriter Jean-Marie Moreau has been elected President of SACEM’s Board of Directors. He has served on CIAM’s Executive Committee (ExCo) since 2008, and will be stepping down from the Executive Committee to focus on his new responsibilities with SACEM.…

CIAM Welcomes Positive Developments for Creators with Legal Affairs Committee Vote in European Parliament

22 June 2018

On behalf of music creators around the globe, we at the International Council of Music Creators thank the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) for their vote on the Copyright Directive supporting fair and proportionate remuneration for authors. The world,…

New Memorandum of Understanding Formalises Collaboration with Pan African Composer and Songwriter Alliance

18 June 2018

June 11th marked a key moment for music creators in Africa with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between PACSA, the continental alliance for Africa, and CIAM, the global music creator alliance. The MOU promotes cooperation and international…

Building the global unified voice for music creators at Warsaw CIAM Executive Committee meeting

14 June 2018

Imogen Heap presents Creative Passport and her new technology for creators CIAM, the internationally recognised global voice of music creators, gathered composers, songwriters and artists from around the world in Warsaw for its Executive Committee meeting on June 2nd-4th. The…

Calling creators worldwide – Support EU petition for a fair internet

11 June 2018

Sign now at http://makeinternetfair.eu and join over 25,000 calling for EU action The European Parliament is preparing to vote on one of the most important pieces of legislation for creators from all artistic fields in the last 20 years. The…

Asia-Pacific Music Creators Alliance Executive Committee meets in Singapore

1 June 2018

Marking its first Executive Committee of 2018, the Asia-Pacific Music Creators Alliance (APMA) Executive Committee came together in Singapore around the CISAC Regional Asia-Pacific Committee meeting. The event focused on the Seoul and Tokyo Declarations, which identify issues in the…

ALCAM Presents Fair Trade Music to Musicians and authors at first Meeting of 2018 in Guatemala

28 May 2018

The Latin American Alliance of Authors (ALCAM) held its first meeting of 2018 in the capital of Guatemala on April 27th and 28th, presenting its activities and Fair Trade Music to local authors and musicians. ALCAM President Alejandro Guarello led…

CIAM and PACSA Share Alliance Models at Writers & Directors Worldwide Annual Congress in Algiers

23 May 2018

The audiovisual, dramatic and literary creators’ council of CISAC, Writers & Directors Worldwide (W&DW), had CIAM and PACSA come to Algeria to share its alliance model during the W&DW annual congress. The congress drew creators together from 26 countries just…