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Westerberg & Partners Advokatbyrå AB | Sweden | 17 Jul 2023
Who gets to be a member of a collective management organisation for copyright?
Collective management organisations (CMOs) commercialising members' copyright collectively are growing in importance within many creative sectors in Sweden. In a recent case from the Patent and Market Court of Appeal, a split court found that a party's action for a declaration to become a member of a CMO was inadmissible on largely procedural grounds.
Lee and Li Attorneys at Law | Taiwan | 15 Aug 2022
Amendments to Copyright Collective Management Organisation Act passed in Legislative Yuan
Many composers entrust the administration of their work to copyright collective management organisations (CMOs) to streamline licensing negotiations. CMOs are governed by the Copyright Collective Management Organisation Act, amendments to which recently passed their third reading in the Legislative Yuan. The amendments seek to improve the operation of CMOs in Taiwan and thus protect the......
A & K Metaxopoulos & Partners Law Firm | Greece | 7 Mar 2022
Greek collecting societies are not entitled to collect equitable remuneration for artists and producers not represented by them by contract or mandate
In a recent decision, the First-Instance Court of Athens held that the presumption of the law is rebuttable and that, as a result, Greek collective management organisations (CMOs) are not entitled to collect the equitable remuneration on behalf of rights holders that are not represented by them – they are only allowed to do so when such rights holders have specifically assigned their rights......
A & K Metaxopoulos & Partners Law Firm | 20 Sep 2021
Establishment and operation of CMOs in Greece
According to Law 4481/2017 on the collective management of copyright and related rights, "collective management organisations" (CMOs) are organisations that are authorised by law or by way of assignment, licence or any other contractual arrangement to manage copyright or related rights on behalf of more than one rights holder, for the collective benefit of those rights holders. This article......
Cuatrecasas | European Union, Spain | 15 Apr 2019
Se aprueba la Directiva para mejorar el acceso transfronterizo a programas de radio y televisión
El Consejo de la Unión Europea ha aprobado hoy la Directiva sobre el ejercicio de los derechos de autor y determinados derechos conexos aplicables a…
Wilson Elser | USA | 18 Mar 2019
What We Know about Michigan’s Evolving Marijuana Licensing
December 6, 2018, the effective date of the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act, marked the first day of legalized recreational…
Bird & Bird LLP | Italy | 9 Jul 2018
Implementation of the EU Directive on collective management of copyright in Italy. Something disruptive happened: the end of SIAE’s monopoly
The aim of the CRM Directive is to improve the functioning of collective management organizations, lay down requirements applicable to them in order…
Trevisan & Cuonzo | Italy | 18 Jan 2018
An Update on the (Partial) Liberalization of Copyright Collective Management in Italy
By adopting Legislative Decree no. 35 of 15 March 2017 (Decree 35/2017) Italy implemented EU Directive 2014/26 on collective management of copyright…
IP Law Galli | Italy | 11 Dec 2017
Collecting societies and the SIAE – another step towards liberalisation
Lawmakers recently intervened in matters concerning collecting societies and copyright through the introduction of Decree-Law 148/2017. This new regulatory amendment further weakens the unjustified monopoly of the Italian copyright collecting agency. However, a number of issues concerning the new wording of Article 180 of the Copyright Law remain, which could result in the retention of......
Baker McKenzie | European Union | 9 Nov 2017
How much? AKKA/LAA clarifies excessive pricing rules
The European Court of Justice recently clarified a number of thorny issues regarding excessive pricing, which had been otherwise unaddressed by previous case law. The ECJ offered answers to the questions of how many countries must be surveyed when seeking to demonstrate excess through cross-border comparisons, how relative purchasing power should be taken into account and whether a defendant......
