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GESAC Extraordinary Meeting

SPA was present at GESAC’s (European Grouping of Societies of Authors and Composers) extraordinary meeting, that took place last February 8th in Brussels, where the recent positions of the European Commission on the collective management of copyright in the digital music single market were under review. SPA was represented by the Cooperative’s President, José Jorge […]

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European directors’ and screenwriters’ societies launch a new association in Brussels

On the eve of the opening of the 63rd Cannes International Film Festival and a few days after the publication of the European Commission’s long-awaited Green Paper on Cultural and Creative Industries, a new organisation defending the rights of European audiovisual authors was launched in Brussels. At a press conference that took place today in

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First meeting of portuguese speaking societies of authors

The First Meeting of Portuguese Speaking Societies of Authors (I Encontro Lusófono de Sociedades de Autores) took place last November 10th at SPA’s head office. Brazilian, Angolan, Mozambican and Cape Verdean societies of authors took part in this initiative organised by SPA, as well as the host itself. Furthermore, the Meeting happened under the auspices

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