For a long time, conglomerate owners of rights have not been able to guarantee that the creative artists behind the works receive an economically fair share for their creative contribution. It’s time for the change.
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The pioneer of rights dies – Nelson Pereira dos Santos
The death of renowned Brazilian author Nelson Pereira dos Santos, brings shock and great sadness for the loss of the true father of Brazilian modern cinema.
AN UNPARALLELED STEP: DASC has been authorized as a CMO by the Government of the Republic of Colombia
DASC – Directors Colombia – has been legally authorized in its legal status. The Colombian Directors now have a legal authorization as a CMO, ready for collecting and distributing author’s rights.
Author’s Rights vs Copyright
The system of “Author’s Rights” has traditionally been opposed to that of “Copyright “, particularly in the field of audiovisual and cinematographic production.
Study on compulsory audiovisual remuneration
International legal study on the implementation of an inalienable right of Audiovisual Authors to obtain equitable remuneration for the exploitation of their works.
More than 1500 Italian Authors signed a petition against an attack on the Remuneration Rights of all Creators of the world
For months, SKY Italia has arbitrarily decided to retransmit the creative works without paying any remuneration for their use, acting against the Italian laws on author’s rights and fair remuneration.
The 2018 Annual Congress of W&DW in Algeria will have the participation of FSE – FERA and SAA
An important panel will be presented at the next Annual W&DW Congress, where important Authors members of the FERA and FSE Federations will participate with the SAA Society.
The Annual Congress of W&DW in the framework of the 4th edition of the Creativity Fair
On April 17th, the 4th edition of the Creativity Fair will be inaugurated, which will feature an exhibition at the Palace of Culture of the city of Algiers.
Composers and Audiovisual Authors of all the countries of the region will meet in the Latin American and Caribbean Committee to be held in the city of Antigua Guatemala from April 24 to 27, 2018
This year, the meeting – chaired by Mr. Víctor Yunes – led by the Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean CISAC – Dr. Santiago Schuster – will be held in the Old City of Guatemala from April 23 to 26.
W&DW: The alliances ADAL, APASER and PACSA together in a new meeting within the framework of the Annual Congress in Algiers – on April 16, 17 and 18.
ADAL – Alliance of Latin American Audiovisual Directors;
APASER – Pan-African Alliance of Directors and Screenwriters with
PACSA – Alliance of African Musicians – will give the present at the next congress that will be held in a few days.