(AGENPARL) - Roma, 21 Settembre 2022 - (AGENPARL) – mer 21 settembre 2022 The new study on the place and role of authors and composers in the European music
streaming market, prepared by Emmanuel Legrand of Legrand Network and commissioned
by GESAC will be launched:
on 28 September 2022, at 9 AM,
at Brussels Press Club (Rue Froissart 95, 1000 Brussels)
Programme of the press conference:
Wednesday, 28 September
Opening words by Gernot Graninger, President of GESAC, CEO of AKM and
Austro-Mechana
Presentation of the study and main ndings by Emmanuel Legrand
Main take-away for GESAC by Tobias Holzmüller, GEMA General Counsel and
David El Sayegh, SACEM Deputy CEO
Q&A from Press attendees
The event will be moderated by Véronique Desbrosses, General Manager of GESAC.
Participation in the press conference:
Journalists will be able to participate and ask questions either remotely or in person at the
Brussels Press Club. Further instructions will be sent to all registered participants.
If you wish to participate
in-person
, please,
register here
To receive the
remote
connection link,
click here to register
Deadline for registration
Tuesday 27 September 2022 COB
Please see below for more background information.
PRESS CONFERENCE:
STUDY LAUNCH,
Music streaming market – The place and role of authors and composers
Why a study on music streaming?
The debate over fairness in the ever-expanding music streaming market is gaining traction
around the world from the US to the UK, and across the European continent. There is a
need to look more closely at how songwriters and composers are connected to this thriving
economy and what can be done to improve their currently neglected situation. GESAC
therefore commissioned this study to Emmanuel Legrand of Legrand Network, who has over
30 years of experience and world-renowned expertise in the music sector, to reect on the
value of creators and their societies for the streaming economy, as well as to shed a light on
their concerns, needs, and expectations from this market.
Based on existing research and data in the eld, the study provides a more in-depth examination
and thorough analysis of the current situation from the perspective of creators – songwriters
and composers.
Toward a more sustainable market
The study carefully analyses the bottlenecks that prevent a more sustainable and meaningful
growth of the music streaming market for authors and composers and identies the ways
forward to address various sources of imbalance and unfairness through cooperation, increased
responsibility on the part of market players, and, where necessary, through policy actions at
the EU level.
With the extent and speed of digital transformation, GESAC believes that the market’s
structural issues must be addressed in order to ensure more sustainable and meaningful
growth for the entire cultural and creative sector, including the creators who fuel this economy.
Therefore, there is a need to better understand the challenges preventing such growth and
nd the most appropriate ways to address them.
For further information and interviews, please contact:
Ruth Hrelja – Communication and Public Aairs Adviser
Véronique Desbrosses – GESAC General Manager
About GESAC
GESAC groups 32 authors’ societies in the European Union, Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland.
As such, we defend and promote the rights of more than 1 million creators and rights holders
in the areas of music, audiovisual works, visual arts, and literary and dramatic works.
www.authorsocieties.eu
@authorsocieties