#Yes2CopyrightEuropean Parl iament • Strasbourg • 26th March 2019

VOTE FOR THE COPYRIGHT DIRECTIVE

VOTE FOR THE EUROPE OF CULTURE

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of Europeans say thatwhen Tech Giants speak out,

it’s to protect their owneconomic interests

74%

European sample of 6600 people fromacross 8 different countries

Copyrights & Tech giants, February 2019

of Europeans think the EUhas NOT sufficiently regulated

the power of Tech Giants

64%

European sample of 6600 people fromacross 8 different countries

Copyrights & Tech giants, February 2019

of Europeans are in favor ofimplementing RULES to guarantee

the remuneration of content creatorson YouTube and Facebook

80%

European sample of 6600 people fromacross 8 different countries

Copyrights & Tech giants, February 2019

Once upon a time… there was a bro-therhood of Giants. They were loved by all for their seeming altruism. Everyone agreed with their founding goal of improving

humans’ lives through the values of sharing and exchanging, totally free of charge. Their technolo-gies had changed the daily life of men, women and children, who were grateful.Scrooge had revolutionized the way we search for things. Azon had transformed our access to books. Fbok had invented a new way of commu-nicating with friends and finding new ones. Aple had made wonderful tools for creating and for consul-ting one’s favorite works. Toutoub had built the wor-ld’s biggest video library. Moft had invented a new language to allow all the machines in the world to talk with one another… Authors particularly loved these Giants who allowed them to be closer than ever to their admirers and to find new ones. New creators were born at the same time as the Giants, they grew together – with goodwill towards one another.The Giants had been born in the United States, but the world had become their home. The Giants saw their mission as directed and all of humanity –  free of any borders, societal or geographical, which would thus need abolishing. But this ambi-tion collided with the rules of the secular world, which were not so easy to undo, but the Giants thought could be circumvented. Like a 21st cen-tury Tower of Babel, the Giants thus became

multilingual, speaking French in Marseilles, Greek in the Cyclades, German in Stuttgart, Spa-nish in Sevilla… even Catalan in Barcelona. Because for the planetary success of their project, the Giants could neither exclude nor ostracize anyone. They spoke to both the majority and the minorities. They were as at ease with ecologists as with climate change denial, with believers in democracy and the Alt-Right… The Giants endorsed every topic… and all their opposites, because their algorithms wanted foremost to be close to each individual, their culture, lifestyle, and intimate thoughts, so as to become indispen-

sable to each and every per-son. In less than a generation, the Giants’ ser-vices seemed so magical that humanity forgot how they had ever lived before. But this magic came at a cost. That’s how the Giants became rich, very rich, richer than even they had ever imagined. They had

accumulated such unprecedented riches in record time by seizing on the value of the traditional players, who didn’t realize this immediately, then didn’t know how to resist, and finally could not resist as the Giants had become ogres.As the Giants’ services had become so lucrative, money had become the foremost goal of their existence. The Giants had grown too fast. They lived in an era that forgot to take its time, impa-tient as they were to grow richer with each day. Convinced that their work was for the good of all humanity, the Giants didn’t understand why anyone would resist.

Scrooge, FBok…: when gentle Giants become ogres

Signatories Fabrice Aboulker, composer, authorAlain Absire, writer Jeff Aérosol, street artist Anggun, author, composer, performer Keren Ann, composer, author, performerArchimède, authors, composers Wally Badarou, composer, musicianNicolas Bary, author, director, producer Pit Baccardi, author Barcella, author, composer, performer Benjamin Biolay, author, composer, performerBlick Bassy, composer, author, performerKarol Beffa, composerJulie Bertuccelli, author, director Vanessa Bertran, authorLise Blanchet, journalist Blankass, authors, composers, performersRichard Bona, composer, musicianBertrand Bonello, author, director Ludovic Bource, composerPatrick Braoudé, author, director, producer Daniel Buren, painter, sculptor, plastic artist Enki Bilal, comics artist, director Sandrine Bonnaire, actress, director C215, street artist Christian Carion, author, directorOlivier Casas, author, director, producer Gilles Cayatte, author, director Marc Cerrone, composer, author, publisher Alain Chamfort, composer, author, performerSophie Chauveau, writer Christine Clerc, journalist Collectif Métissé, authors, composers, performers Robert Combas, painter, sculptor, musicianJean-Louis Comolli, author, director Thierry Communal, publisher Richard Copans, director, producer Catherine Corsini, author, directorFrançois Coupry, writer Patrick Coutin, composer, author, performerCosta Gavras, director, scriptwriterRodolphe Dardalhon, publisherDa Silva, author, composer, performerGérard Davoust, publisherCamille de Casabianca, director

Claude de Saint Vincent, publisher Olivier Delevingne, composer, author Cécile Deniard, translator Dante Desarthe, author, director, producer Jacob Desvarieux (Kassav), author, composer, performer Frédéric Doll, author, composer, publisher Dominique A, author, composer, performer Benoit Doremus, author, composer, performer Doriand, author, composer, performer Evelyne Dress, author, director, producer, actress Richard Dubugnon, composerMarc Dugain, writer, directorPierre Dutilleul, publisherMatthieu Evain, author, composer, publisher, performerPauline Ester, performerJoël Farges, author, director, producer Philippe Faucon, author, director Jean Fauque, author, composer, performer Colette Fellous, writer Yves Frémion, writer Agnès Fruman, publisher Michel Fugain, composer, author, performerJoachim Garraud, composer, musician, producerLaurent Gaudé, writer Corinna Gepner, translator David Guetta, composer, author, musicianJean-Jacques Goldman, author, composer, performerMatthieu Gonet, composer, conductorYann Gonzales, author, director Jean-Claude Guillebaud, journalist, writer Rémy Grumbach, author, directorHeartCraft, street artistLaure Hinckel, translatorSylvie Hoarau (Brigitte), author, composer, performer IAM, authors, composers, performers Imany, author, composer, performer Irène Jacob, actressJean-Michel Jarre, author, composer, musician Patrick Jeudy, author, director

Joyce Jonathan, author, composer, performer Alain Le Gouguec, journalist Geneviève Guicheney, journalist Yves Jeuland, author, directorPierre Jolivet, author, director, producer Keen V, author, composer, performer Claire Keim, performer, actress Jean Labib, producer Gilles Lapouge, writer Eric Lartigau, director Dominique Le Brun, writer Michel Leclerc, director, scriptwriterMaxime Leforestier, author, composer, performerPierre Lemaitre, writerPatrick Lemaître, author, composer Claude Lemesle, author, composer,Antonio Leotti, writer, director Nolwenn Leroy, author, composer, performerChristine Lidon, author, composer, performerVirginie Linhart, author, director Bruno Lion, publisher Emily Loizeau, author, composer, performer Manon Loizeau, director Louane, performer, actressDaniele Luchetti, director Jean-Pierre Mader, author, composer, performer Nathalie Marchak, director, scriptwriter Tonie Marshall, director, actress Caroline Molko, publisher Cyril Morin, composerRadu Mihaileanu, author, director, producer Miss.Tic, street artist Viviane Moore, writer Jean-Marie Moreau, author, composer Laetitia Moreau, author, director Steve Moreau, author, directorGérard Mordillat, writer, director Emmanuel Moreau, radio producer Olivier Nakache, author, director, producer Nazim, author, composer, performerFrançoise Nyssen et Jean-Paul Capitani, publishersMikael Ollivier, writer, scriptwriter

Euzhan Palcy, director, scriptwriter Rithy Panh, author, director, writer Passi, author, composer, director, performer Benoît Peeters, writer Charles Pépin, writer Serge Perathoner, author, composerThierry Perrier, author, publisher Nicolas Philibert, author, director Jérôme Prieur, director, writer Oxmo Puccino, author, composer, performer Andrea Purgatori, journalist, writer, scriptwriter Renaud, author, composer, performer Fred Rister, author, composer, performer Marie-Monique Robin, journalist, director Daniel Rodriguez, publisher Rost, author, producer, performerJean-Marie Salhani, publisherJean-Paul Salomé, author, director, producer Stefano Sardo, scriptwriter Marion Sarraut, author, director David Séchan, publisher Richard Seff, composer, author, producer Marie Sellier, writer Eric Serra, composerAdmiral T, author, composer, performer Jean Schultheis, composer, author, performer Bob Sinclar, composer, musicianAlberto Simone, scriptwriter, director Nicola Sirkis (Indochine), composer, author, performerBertrand Tavernier, director, scriptwriter, producer Michael Tordjman, composer, author, performer Eric Tolédano, author, director, producer Arnold Turboust, composer, author, performer Olivier Weber, journalist, writer, director Ycare, composer, author, performer Yodélice, composer, author, performer Bojan Z, composer, musicianZaz, author, composer, performerFrédéric Zeitoun, author, performerCarole Zalberg, writerJulie Zenatti, author, composer, performer

#Yes2Copyright • #EuropeForCreators • #CopyrightDirective • @CreatorsNot • www.article13.org

And that is where the fairytale ends.Because resisting the Giants’ rules is now treated with suspicion. The map of despotism is gradually being drawn. Yet the rules that the Giants put forth as universal cannot stand above those of the old laws of democratically elec-ted states.At this very moment in history, the Giants’ mission – put forward as altruistic and univer-sal – has unfolded and revealed itself foremost to be planned by and for the Giants. They are par-ticularly interested in Europe where the people are not only educated (thanks to public poli-cies), but there is also enough money to buy their telephones, computers, subscriptions, smart watches… and enough free time to use them. The Giants need the Europeans, and furthermore, Europe was unable to counter with an equivalent of an Airbus for the internet. Contrary to what they claim, the Giants do not

fight for our freedoms – for which our people bat-tled before they ever existed – but only for their own financial stakes. The Giants have put great effort in campaigning against the Directive on Copyright, which the

European Commission correc-tly recognized as of great impor-tance, because they see it as a threat to their interests. The huge sums of money that they have spent to manipulate Euro-pean citizens, in the hopes of influencing your vote, are an insult to our intelligence and a slap in the face to your integrity. That is why we writers, musi-cians, film-makers, web content producers, photographers, com-posers, journalists, choreo-

graphers, dancers, actors, editors, producers… we collectively call on you Members of the European Parliament. By defending copyright, we are not just defending our financial and moral rights. We

are defending a certain vision of cultural sharing. We are defending the right to creation. We are defending the right to give the fairytale a different ending. We are defending the right to determine our own story and not live in the one that the Giants thought up for us. We are defending the common interest and not private profit. Because we are defending nothing less than our most pre-cious good: a certain idea of democracy.By voting for the Directive on Copyright, you are not only telling the world that Europe knows how to defend its citizens’ interests better than these Giants who pretend to do so in their name, as you did with the GDPR. You will also be telling the world that Europe remains faithful to its values and to democracy, invented on its continent 2,500 years ago and still enlightening and guiding humanity.

Dear Members of the European Parliament, Europe and the world are watching you.

Poll: Europeans want stronger regulation of Tech Giants Two months ahead of the European elections and a few days ahead of the vote on the copyright directive in the digital single market, a Harris Interactive poll showed that European citizens would like the EU to create safeguards so that dominant tech companies don’t get to decide how Europe’s cultural wealth is distributed. It showed that Europeans care about creators getting paid fairly and are worried that EU institutions are not doing enough to rein in the power of the U.S. Tech Giants.

The traditional players were

powerless to resist.

The giants have seen

the Directive as a threat to

their interests.

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Dear Members of the European Parliament,WE UNDERSIGNED EUROPEAN CREATORS - ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING - FROM ALL ARTISTIC FIELDS, ARE ASKING YOU TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND ADOPT THE COPYRIGHT DIRECTIVE WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY. Our films, plays, books, articles, music, drawings, paintings, sculptures, photos, choreographies and other forms of art are a source of wealth and pride for European culture. Our art is both our passion and our profession.For people to continue enjoying European culture in today’s digital envi-ronment, and for creators to be able to make a living today and tomor-row, we urge you to adopt the Copyright Directive.This directive creates a much-needed level playing field between us, the creators, and those who communicate and distribute our works on different media and platforms. It is a matter of mutual respect. It is essential to the sustainability of our activities and therefore of the cultural and artistic diversity of Europe.It is in everyone’s interests to promote authors’ rights so that they may continue to create, and in doing so bring lasting benefits to the whole of society. To retain Europe’s best talents and build the next generation of European creators, we must safeguard creators’ rights and promote their livelihoods. We cannot afford to wait another decade for copyright legis-lation to be adapted to the digital environment. This is not only about us but about the future of Europe’s culture.You have the opportunity to send a historical and positive message to future generations of creators: that they are valued and that they will be fairly remunerated for their work.We therefore urgently call on you, Members of the European Parliament, to say yes to this reform.

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450 European creators sounding the alarm: a vote for future generationsFelix van Groeningen, Director and ScreenwriterGeorges Van Linthout, Cartoonist and ScreenwriterMicha Wald, Director and ScreenwriterKris Wauters, Musician, Singer and SongwriterIsabelle Wéry, Writer and Actress

Bulgaria Anton Bakarsky, Director of Photography Victor Bojinov, DirectorTonislav Hristov, Director and ScriptwriterStephan Komandarev, Director and Scriptwriter Vanya Nikolova, Scriptwriter

CroatiaAnte Pecotić, Composer and MusicianDamir Martinović Mrle, MusicianHusein Hasanefendić Hus, Musician, Composer and SongwriterMiro Buljan, ComposerTonči Huljić, Musician, Songwriter and Music producer

Czech RepublicJan Hrebejk, Writer and Director Petr Janda, Singer, Composer and Musician David Koller, Composer and SingerRichard Krajčo, Composer, Songwriter and SingerMichal Prokop, Singer and SongwriterOndřej Soukup, Composer and Music producerZdeněk Svěrák, Scriptwriter, Author, Dramatist, Writer and ActorMilan Uhde, Author, Writer, Dramatist and ScriptwriterEmil Viklický, Composer and Jazzman Meky Žbirka, Composer and Singer

DenmarkLars Ankerstjerne, Songwriter and ProducerFrans Bak, Film composerPernille Rosendahl, Singer and Songwriter

FinlandEija-Liisa Ahtila, Visual artist and FilmmakerMarjatta Hanhijoki, Graphic artistMarjukka Korhonen, SculptorJuho Kuosmanen, Director and ScreenwriterKaija Kärkinen, LyricistMarita Liulia, Visual artistMarkus Nordenstreng, SongwriterMari Rantasila, Director, Actress and MusicianHeli Rekula, PhotographerJani Ruscica, Visual artistKari Soinio, PhotographerAku Toivonen, Songwriter

Milja Viita, Visual artist and FilmmakerWiggo Wallensköld, Painter

FranceJef Aerosol, Street-artistAnggun, Author, Composer and PerformerJane Evelyn Atwood, PhotographerJulie Bertuccelli, Director Serge Bloch, IllustratorRichard Bona, Author, Composer and PerformerÉric Bouvet, PhotographerDaniel Buren, Plastic artistC215, Street artistCatherine Corsini, Filmmaker Costa-Gavras, Filmmaker Odile Decq, Architect Sophie Deschamps, ScreenwriterJean-Jacques Goldman, Author, Composer and PerformerMichel Hazanavicius, Filmmaker Invader (Space invaders), Visual artistAgnès Jaoui, Screenwriter, Director and ActressCédric Klapisch, Writer, Director and ProducerAnne Landois, Showrunner and Screenwriter Xavier Legrand, FilmmakerGuy Le Querrec, PhotographerJean-Xavier de Lestrade, Screenwriter and DirectorRadu Mihaileanu, Filmmaker Sarah Moon, PhotographerIsabelle Nanty, Screenwriter and ComedianTom Novembre, Composer, Singer and Actor Rithy Panh, DirectorKatell Quillevéré, FilmmakerPhilippe Ramette, SculptorNoémie Saglio, Screenwriter, Director Jean-Paul Salomé, Filmmaker Marjane Satrapi, Comic book writer and Filmmaker George Saulterre, SculptorAntoine Schneck, PhotographerCéline Sciamma, Filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier, FilmmakerJulien Teisseire, FilmmakerLaurent Tirard, Filmmaker Miss.Tic, Street artistXavier Veilhan, Plastic artistBojan Z, Composer and Performer Patrick Zachmann, PhotographerZaz, Author, Composer and Performer

GermanyAlexander Adolph, Screenwriter, Director and ProducerKnut Boeser, ScreenwriterFred Breinersdorfer, ScreenwriterProf. Peter F. Bringmann, DirectorDr. Rainer Fabich, Composer, Music Producer

Harold Faltermeyer, Musician, Composer and Record producer Amelie Fried, Writer and TV moderator Aelrun Goette, Director Jochen Greve, ScreenwriterOliver Heuss, Film ComposerOliver Hirschbiegel, DirectorHannah Hollinger, ScreenwriterMatthias Hornschuh, Composer Wiebke Jaspersen, ScreenwriterChristian Jeltsch, ScreenwriterHolger Karsten Schmidt, ScreenwriterImogen Kimmel, DirectorGabi Kubach, Director Petra Lüschow, Screenwriter and DirectorHerbert Nauderer, Artist and MusicianCarolin Otto, Screenwriter and DirectorMaris Pfeiffer, DirectorDomenikus Probst, DirectorChristoph Rinnert, Composer Marcus O. Rosenmüller, DirectorJohannes Rotter, ScreenwriterVolker Schlöndorff, FilmmakerJochen Schmidt-Hambrock, ComposerRolf Silber, Screenwriter and DirectorElżbieta ‘Ela’ Steinmetz, Singer and SongwriterHans P. Ströer, Composer and MusicianAnnika Tepelmann, ScreenwriterEva Zahn & Volker A. Zahn, ScreenwriterDr. Ralf Weigand, Composer and Music producerChristian Wagner, DirectorEva Wehrum, Screenwriter and ProducerHans Werner, DirectorHelmut Zerlett, Composer and Music Producer

GreeceNikos Kasseris, Photographer George Papathanassiou, Photo reporter

HungaryIván Banki, DirectorKároly Duló, Director and Screenwriter Anikó Ézsiás, Editor and Art historianLászló Czető Bernát, Screenwriter and DramaturgeLászló Cselényi, Film director and EditorGyörgy Dobray, DirectorPéter Gardos, Director and WriterJános Gulyás, Film Director, Television Director and Writer Zsolt Gyökössy, Theathre and television director and Writer

Signatories

AustriaReinhold Bilgeri, Screenwriter and DirectorWerner Boote, Screenwriter and Director Gerhard Ertl, Screenwriter, Director and ProducerVALIE EXPORT, Media artist, Performance artist and FilmmakerBrigitte Kowanz, Transmedia artist and Light artistHermann Nitsch, Action performer, Painter, Composer and Set designer Peter Payer, DirectorStefan Ruzowitzky, Director Cesár Sampson, Singer and SongwriterEva Schlegel, Media and Object artist and Photographer Erwin Wurm, Performance artist, Sculptor, Video artist and PhotographerHeimo Zobernig, Painter, Sculptor, Filmmaker and Performance artist

BelgiumDominique Abel, Screenwriter and DirectorMichaël Bier, Director and ScreenwriterYves Cantraine, Director, Writer and Photographer Fred Castadot, Screenwriter

Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani, Screenwriter and DirectorBaron Stijn Coninx, Director and Screenwriter Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Writer, Director and ProducerLuc Dardenne, Writer, Director and ProducerBenjamin d’Aoust, Director and ScreenwriterAlain Daussin, Photographer Paul De Gobert, PainterFiona Goron, Screenwriter and DirectorAdeline Dieudonné, AuthorXavier Diskeuve, Author, Director, Screenwriter, Producer and JournalistGéraldine Doignon, Director and ScreenwriterMatthieu Donck, Screenwriter and DirectorStefaan Fernande, Songwriter Benoit Feroumont, Screenwriter, Director and Cartoonist Frédéric Fonteyne, DirectorMatthieu Frances, Screenwriter and DirectorJean-Luc Goossens, Writer and DirectorThomas Gunzig, AuthorMatthew Irons, Singer and Songwriter

Fred Jannin, Cartoonist, Screenwriter, Director and ComedianTom Kestens, Composer and Musician Sophie Kovess-Brun, Screenwriter and DirectorJérôme le Maire, Screenwriter and DirectorGuillaume Malandrin, Screenwriter and DirectorEmmanuel Marre, DirectorUrsula Meier, Writer and DirectorCatherine Montondo, Scriptwriter and DirectorMagis Olivier, Filmmaker Alain Poncelet, Comic-strip artistInès Rabadan. Scriptwriter and DirectorAxelle Red, Singer and SongwriterMichaël R. Roskam, Director and ScreenwriterGuillaume Senez, Director Yves Sente, Comic book author Frédéric Sojcher, Filmmaker and Professor Paola Stévenne, Author, Producer and Director Samuel Tilman, Director and ScreenwriterGuérin van de Vorst, Screenwriter and DirectorJaco Van Dormael, Screenwriter and Director

Gábor Herendi, Film director and ScreenwriterZoltán Hevér, DirectorIstván Juhász F., Screenwriter and DramaturgeLászló Juszt, Reporter, Writer and JournalistGábor Kiss, Director of photographyGyula László Váradi, Music historian and DirectorPéter Molnár, Film Director and Director of PhotographyÉva Pataki, Writer, Screenwriter and Film directorKrisztina Rényi, Graphic artistGyőző Sárkány, Graphic artistNóra Simon, Dubbing dramaturgeÁgnes Szalkai-Lőrincz, Dubbing dramaturge and AV translator Orsolya Székely, Producer and DirectorGyörgy Szomjas, DirectorTamás Tóth, Literary translator and Translator Sándor Vida, Director and Screenwriter

IrelandGeraldine Creed, Director and Writer Trish McAdam, Filmmaker and Visual Artist

ItalyLiliana Cavani, Director Matteo Garrone, Director Marco Tullio Giordana, Screenwriter and DirectorEnnio Morricone, Composer, Orchestrator and Conductor Francesco Ranieri Martinotti, Director Paolo Taviani, Director

LatviaMartins Brauns, Songwriter and Musician Lauris Gundars, Writer and PlaywrightJanis Holsteins-Upmanis, Songwriter and MusicianKarlis Kazaks, Songwriter and MusicianKarlis Lacis, ComposerValdis Muktupavels, Ethnomusicologist, Composer and MusicianJuris Arvids Murnieks, Songwriter and Music publisher Valdis Rumnieks, Writer and Literary historianIngus Ulmanis, Songwriter and Musician

LithuaniaArunas Matelis, Director, Writer and Producer

LuxembourgDaniel Balthasar, Author, Composer and PerformerDavid Galassi, Author, Composer and Performer

David Laborier, Composer and PerformerJohn Rech, Author, Composer and PerformerPascal Schumacher, Composer and PerformerSerge Tonnar, Author, Composer and Performer Gast Waltzing, Composer, Performer and ConductorRoland Wiltgen, Composer

NetherlandsKarin Bloemen, Actress, Singer and LyricistJet Boeke, IllustratorKoos Breukel, PhotographerMerlijn Doomernik, PhotographerBarry Hay, Composer, ArtistMicha Hamel, ComposerIlvy Njiokiktjien, PhotographerRuben Oppenheimer, CartoonistPim Ras, PhotographerFreek van den Bergh, PhotographerRuud van Empel, Fine artistEric van Tijn, Producer

PolandUrszula Dudziak, VocalistAgnieszka Holland, Director and ScreenwriterJan A. P. Kaczmarek, Composer Marek Kościkiewicz, Vocalist, Songwriter and Music producer Pawel Pawlikowski, DirectorJan Pospieszalski, Composer and Musician Piotr Rubik, ComposerMaria Sadowska, Director and Vocalist

PortugalPedro Abrunhosa, Musician, Composer, Songwriter and PerformerCatarina Amaro, ScenographerTóZé Brito, Musician, Composer, Songwriter and PerformerPedro Calapez, PainterPaulo de Carvalho, Musician, Composer, Songwriter and PerformerAntónio Casimiro, Painter and ScenographerJosé Jorge Letria, Writer, Musician, Composer and SongwriterInácio Ludgero, Photographer António Victorino d’Almeida, MaestroCarlos Alberto Moniz, Maestro

RomaniaTudor-Flaviu Giurgiu, Director and ScreenwriterStere Gulea, Director and ScreenwriterNapoleon-Leonardo Helmis, Director and ScreenwriterŞerban Marinescu, Director and Screenwriter

Cristian Mungiu, Director and ScreenwriterCălin Peter Netzer, Director and ScreenwriterLiviu-Doru Nitescu, Director and ScreenwriterDan Pita, Director and ScreenwriterConstantin Popescu, Director and ScreenwriterAlexa Visarion, Director and Screenwriter

SlovakiaEva Borušovičová, Director, Screenwriter and WriterMiroslava Brezovská, TranslatorJudita Csáderová, PhotographerDušan Dušek, Writer and ScreenwriterElena Flašková, TranslatorPeter Gála, Graphic designer, Photographer and IllustratorMartin Kellenberger, Painter, Illustrator and Graphic artistJana Kirschner, Singer and SongwriterDaniel Kollár, WriterMonika Kompaníková, Writer and ArtistUršula Kovalyk, WriterKatarína Kubošiová (Katarzia), Singer, Songwriter Peter Lipa, Singer, Songwriter Vašo Patejdl, Singer and SongwriterMarián Puobiš, Screenwriter and TranslatorOndrej Šulaj, Screenwriter, Director and PlaywriterMiroslav Žbirka, Singer and Songwriter

SloveniaAleš Belak, CinematographerIvo Belec, CinematographerRok Biček, Director and Screenwriter Marko Brdar, CinematographerJanez Burger, Director and ScreenwriterŠpela Čadež, Animation director and Screenwriter Jure Černec, CinematographerRadovan Čok, CinematographerJan Cvitkovič, Director and ScreenwriterKlemen Dvornik, Director and ScreenwriterNejc Gazvoda, Director and ScreenwriterKarpo Godina, Cinematographer, Director and ScreenwriterJurij Gruden, Director and ScreenwriterDarko Herič, CinematographerZoran Hochstätter, CinematographerMiha Hočevar, Director and ScreenwriterMatjaž Ivanišin, Director and ScreenwriterVen Jemeršič, Cinematographer

Janez Kališnik, CinematographerMiha Knific, Director and ScreenwriterMarko Kočevar, Cinematographer Damjan Kozole , Director and ScreenwriterLev Predan Kowarski, CinematographerMatej Križnik, CinematographerJanez Lapajne, Director and ScreenwriterMitja Ličen, CinematographerRado Likon, Cinematographer Andrej Lupinc, CinematographerMatevž Luzar, Director and ScreenwriterLuka Marčetić, Director and ScreenwriterIvan Marinček, CinematographerIgor Meglič, CinematographerUrša Menart, Director and ScreenwriterMatjaž Mrak, CinematographerMarko Naberšnik, Director and ScreenwriterRok K. Nagode, CinematographerJure Nemec, CinematographerSven Pepeonik, Cinematographer Valentin Perko, CinematographerJure Pervanje, Cinematographer and DirectorBoris Petković, Director and ScreenwriterMetod Pevec, Director and ScreenwriterSimon Pintar, CinematographerSonja Prosenc, Director and ScreenwriterNejc Saje, CinematographerMarko Šantić, Director and ScreenwriterDarko Sinko, Director and ScreenwriterHanna Slak, Director and ScreenwriterMiloš Srdić, Cinematographer Martin Srebotnjak, Director and ScreenwriterSašo Štih, CinematographerJanez Stucin, CinematographerSimon Tanšek, CinematographerMiha Tozon, CinematographerMartin Turk, Director and ScreenwriterGoran Vojnović, Director and ScreenwriterBlaž Završnik, Director and ScreenwriterBarbara Zemljič, Director and Screenwriter

SpainAlfonso Albacete, PainterPedro Almodóvar, Screenwriter and DirectorCarla Andrade, PainterOlatz Arroyo Abaroa, Screenwriter

Carlos Clavijo Cobos, Director and ScreenwriterBorja Cobeaga Eguillor, Director and ScreenwriterIsabel Coixet, Director and ProducerIgnacio Faerna García-Bermejo, ScreenwriterVerónica Fernández Rodríguez, ScreenwriterJosé Freixanes, PainterYolanda García Serrano, Director and ScreenwriterJuan Genovés, PainterLuis Gordillo, PainterJoaquín Górriz Portella, ScreenwriterRafael Levenfeld, PhotographerRobert Llimós, PainterCarlos López García, ScreenwriterSusana López Rubio, ScreenwriterEva Lootz, Painter Chema Madoz, PhotograferÓscar Mariné, Designer Alicia Martín, Installations and performancesJuan Luis Moraza, Installations and performancesAntón Patiño, PainterEsther Pizarro, Installations and performancesAlberto Rodriguez, Screenwriter and DirectorFrancisco Javier Royo Fernandez, ScreenwriterEulàlia Valldosera, Video ArtistValentín Vallhonrat, PhotographerVirginia Yagüe Romo, ScreenwriterSusana Solano, Sculptor and PainterMontserrat Soto, PhotographerBenito Zambrano Tejero, Director and Screenwriter

SwedenBenny Andersson, Musician and ComposerErnst Billgren, ArtistCarl Johan De Geer, ArtistPaul Hansen, Photographer and JournalistStina Wirsén, Illustrator and AuthorLasse Åberg, Artist and FilmmakerJockum Nordström, ArtistKarin Mamma Andersson, ArtistLars Jonsson, Artist and Bird PainterBjörn Ulvaeus, Songwriter and Producer

United KingdomKate Atkinson, WriterFaye Bird, WriterMalorie Blackman, WriterTony Bradman, WriterTracy Chevalier, WriterWendy Cope OBE, WriterPoppy Corbett, Theatre writerMaureen Duffy, WriterStella Duffy OBE, Writer and Theatre authorJonathan Fryer, WriterPiers Haggard, Director Joanne Harris, WriterVictoria Horn, Songwriter

Shirley Hughes, WriterPeter Kosminsky, Writer, Director and ProducerJane Lamacraft, ScreenwriterPhil Manzanera, Composer and guitaristRoger Michell, Director Sir Alan Parker, Director and ScreenwriterPaul Powell, Screenwriter and ProducerDiane Redmond, ScreenwriterMichael Ridpath, WriterAnne Rooney, WriterCath Senker, WriterNick Sharratt, Writer and IllustratorFrancesca Simon, WriterHugh Stoddart, Screenwriter Charles Sturridge, Director and Screenwriter Ali Smith, WriterJoan Smith, WriterSteve Smith, Director Adrian Sterling, WriterCharles Sturridge, Writer and Director Delyth Thomas, Director and ProducerJoanna Trollope OBE, WriterSarah Waters, WriterSusanna White, Director

Other European

countriesYngvild Sve Flikke, Director, NorwayOle Giæver, Director, NorwayAndrija Lekic, Photographer, SerbiaNebojsa Markovic, Photographer, Serbia Petar Markovic, Photographer, SerbiaKajsa Næss, Director, NorwayErik Poppe, Director, NorwayZeljko Safar, Photographer, SerbiaEric Richter Strand, Director and Screenwriter, NorwayEirik Svensson, Director, NorwayVladimir Tatarevic, Professor of photography, SerbiaEllen Ugelstad, Director, NorwayVojislav Vujanic, Photographer, SerbiaDr. Nikola Vukčević, Director and Professor, Montenegro

6 European Parl iament • Strasbourg • 26th March 2019 #Yes2Copyright 7

15 March 2019

Dear Ms Wojcicki,After almost three years’ worth of in-depth examinations and negotiations involving the three EU Institutions, 28 Member States, 751 MEPs, and thousands of experts and stakehol-ders, the European Parliament is about to take a formal decision on the directive on Copy-right in the Digital Single Market. The aim of one of the main provisions of this directive – Article 13 – is to ensure that plat-forms such as YouTube fairly compensate the creators whose works are made available through their services. In other words, to play fair and respect the creators who made You-Tube what it is today. We believe that the Copyright Directive will create a level playing field for the European Digital Single Market, with fair and equal rules for all.There is ample public debate around this directive and your right to defend your posi-tion, as a concerned party, is not in question. Indeed, the positions you have taken in the media or through your own videos against Article 13 are well known and nourish the public debate. However, since the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly on Sept. 12 to approve its version of the Copyright Directive, You-Tube has been actively using its own services to influence public opinion, often with mislea-ding or false information. You have taken advantage of your conside-rable influence over 1.8 billion monthly users as the biggest media entity in the world to:• circulate your own message to video makers

and YouTubers• create a uniquely formatted page, similar to

SaveYourInternet, on Youtube.com• create a portal comprising all videos defen-

ding your position on Article 13 • run banners, pop-ups and push notifications

on YouTube defending your point of view and directing traffic to your unique You-Tube.com webpage

This is unprecedented and raises ethical questions.

Moreover, YouTube enabled the propagation of misinformation - such as the claims that Article 13 would lead to the shutting down of YouTube channels, kill European startups, put an end to memes and gifs and harm freedom of speech. In other words: change the Internet as we know it. Such scaremongering delibera-tely ignores the special protections provided in the text and misleads public opinion.It interferes with the democratic and balanced debate that all European citizens are entitled to. We believe it is totally unfair and unacceptable that your service, which dominates the online market, is exclusively used as a media service to promote your own commercial interests in a debate over European legislation.You advocate freedom of expression but what we have seen is a media service dedicated to the promotion of its own views, based on false information and scare tactics.

We believe in pluralism and open, democratic debate. We believe our views also need to be voiced to your audience. That is what freedom of speech is all about.This is why we are asking you to let us, over the week of March 18-24:• send a message to the same YouTubers so we

can share with them our vision of article 13 – the one we promote on our website, www.article 13.org.

• publish banner ads on YouTube as you did for the “saveyourinternet” campaign

Acting as a media service requires responsibi-lity and accountability to ensure democratic debate.

Best regards, EUROPE FOR CREATORS

An Open Letter to Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube

For further information, please contact: Véronique Desbrosses • veronique.desbrosses@gesac.org • +33 6 62 45 26 01

‘ERROR 404, CREATORS NOT FOUND’… but went into action ‘ERROR 404, CREATORS NOT FOUND’ is a large campaign launched by creators from all over Europe to support the Copyright Directive and to protect the Europe of Culture. So far, several hundred artists got involved in that campaign running online and across social media.

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1. A2IM – American Association of Independent Music2. ABK - Bulgarian Book Association3. ADAGP - French Graphic and Visual Arts Collecting Society4. ADEB - Belgian Publishers’ Association5. ADNPA - Athens Daily Newspaper Publishers’ Association6. AEC - European Association of the Higher Music Education Institutions7. AFP - Agence France Presse8. AGD - Allianz deutscher Designer9. AG DOK - Arbeitsgemeinschaft Dokumentarfilm10. AIKAKAUSMEDIA - Finnish Periodical Publishers’ Association11. AIE - Italian Book Publishers’ Association12. AIM - Association of Independent Music13. AIPA - Slovenian Institute for the Promotion of the Rights of Authors,Performers and Producers of Audiovisual Work14. AKKA/LAA - Latvian Authors’ Association15. AKM - Austrian Collective Management Organization for Authors,Composers and Publishers16. ALCS - British Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society17. A.L.E.J. - Luxembourg Newspaper Publishers’ Association18. Alliance de la presse d’information générale - French Press Alliance19. AMA - Autores de Musica Associados20. AMAEI- Portuguese Independent Musicians, Artists and PublishersAssociation21. APEL - Portuguese Association of Publishers and Booksellers22. API - Portuguese Publishers’ Association23. ARI - Asociación de Revistas de Información24. ARTISJUS - Hungarian Copyright Protection Association25. ASOCIACIA VYDAVATATEL’OV - Slovak Press Publishers’ Association26. AUDIOCOOP27. AUSTROMECHANA - Austrian Mechanical Rights ManagementOrganization for Authors, Composers and Publishers28. BAM! - Dutch Songwriters Society29. BASCA - British Academy of Songwriters and Composers30. BBK - Bundesverband Bildender Künstlerinnen und Künstler31. BDZV - German Newspaper Publishers’ Association32. BFFS - Bundesverband Schauspiel e.V.33. BFF – Berufsverband Freie Fotografen und Filmgestalter e.V34. BFS - German Film Editors Association35. BIEM - Bureau international des sociétés gérant les droitsd’enregistrement et de reproduction mécanique36. Bildrecht - Austrian Artists’ Collecting Society37. BILD-KUNST - German Visual Arts Collecting Society38. Bildupphovsrätt - Swedish Visual Artists’ Copyright ManagementSociety39. BIMA - Belgian Independent Music Association40. BONO - Norwegian Visual Artists’ Copyright Society41. Bonus Copyright Access42. Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels e.V. - GermanAssociation of Book Publishers and Booksellers43. BUMA - Dutch Collecting Society for Music Works44. BVC - Bundesverband Casting e.V.45. BVK - Bundesverband Kinematografie46. BVM - Bundesvereinigung Maskenbild47. BVPA - Bundesverband professioneller Bildanbieter e.V.48. BVR - Bundesverband Regie49. CEDC - European Coalitions for Cultural Diversity50. CEPIC - Centre of the Picture Industry

51. CFC - French Centre for the Exploitation of Copyright52. CIAGP - International Council of Creators of Graphic, Plasticand Photographic Arts53. CIAM - International Council of Music Authors54. CISAC - International Confederation of Societies of Authorsand Composers55. CC - Composers Club56. CC Composers Club e.V.57. CMM – Council of Music Makers58. CONEQTIA - Spanish Association of Professional Press andMultimedia Content59. Copydan Writing - Danish Collecting Society in the Text Area60. STOWARZYSZENIE AUTORÓW I WYDAWCÓW COPYRIGHTPOLSKA - Polish Association of Authors and Publishers61. Copyswede - Swedish Collecting Association for Authors andPerforming Artists62. Unie vydavatelů - Czech Publishers’ Association63. DACIN SARA - Romanian Association of Cinematographic Authorsand Audiovisual Workers64. DACS - Visual Artists’ Rights Management Organization65. DAfF - Deutsche Akademie für Fernsehen e.V.66. DAMA - Spanish Audiovisual Authors’ Copyright Society67. Danish Composers’ Society68. DANSKE FORLAG - Danish Publishers’ Association69. DANSKE MEDIER - Danish Media Association70. DeAuteurs - Belgian Copyright Collection Company71. DEFKOM - Deutsche Filmkomponistenunion72. De Media Federatie - Dutch Federation of Publishing and MediaCompanies Organization73. Den norske Forleggerforening - Norvegian Publishers’ Association74. Deutsche Fachpresse - German Association of Business Media75. Deutscher Komponistenverband76. Deutscher Künstlerbund77. DILIA - Czech Theatre, Literary, Audiovisual Agency78. Directors UK79. DJ - Danish Union of Journalists80. DJBFA - Composers and songwriters81. DJV - German Federation of Journalists82. DKV - Deutscher Komponistenverband83. DOV - Deutsche Orchestervereinigung84. DPA – Deutsche Presse-Agentur85. DTV - Deutscher Textdichter Verband86. DUP - Danish Independent Record Companies87. EANA - European Alliance of News Agencies88. EAS - European Association for Music in Schools89. EAU - Estonian Authors’ Society90. ECSA - European Composer and Songwriter Alliance91. EFJ - European Federation of Journalists92. EIBF - European & International Booksellers Federation93. EMC - European Music Council94. EMMA - European Magazine Media Association95. EMU - European Music School Union96. ENPA - European Newspaper Publishers’ Association97. EPA - European Pressphoto Agency98. EPC - European Publishers’ Council99. Eesti Kirjastuste Liit - Estonian Publishers’ Association100. Eurocinema - Cinema and Television Producers’ Associations101. European Choral Association - Europa Cantat102. EVA - European Visual Artists103. Evening Standard104. EWC - European Writers’ Council105. FAC – Featured Artists Coalition

106. FAGPRESSEN - Norwegian Specialised Press Association107. FAPE - Spanish Federation of Journalists’ Associations108. FEDERACION DE GREMIOS DE EDITORES DE ESPAÑA - SpanishFederation of Publishers’ Guilds109. FEMA - Federación Espanola de Músicos Asociados110. FEP - Federation of European Publishers111. FER - Romanian Publishing Sector Federation112. FERA - Federation of European Film Directors113. FFAP - French Federation of News Agencies114. FIEG - Italian Federation of Newspaper and Periodical Publishers115. FIL - Icelandic Association of Actors and Perfoming Artistists116. Fjølrit - Faroese Copyright Society117. FMC - Finnish Music Creators118. FNPS - French Specialised Periodical Publishers’ Federation119. FONO - Norvegian Association of Independent Record Companies120. FREELENS e.V. - Verband der Fotografinnen und Fotografen121. FSE - Federation of Screenwriters in Europe122. GAU - Belgian General Publishers’ Group123. GBDA - Genossenschaft Deutscher Bühnenangeh.riger124. GEMA - The German Society for Musical Performance andReproduction Rights125. GESAC - European Grouping of Societies of Authors and Composers126. GESTOR - Czech Union for the Protection of Authorship127. Getty Images128. GEWU - Belgian Educational and Scientific Publishers’ Group129. GZS - Slovenian Chamber of Commerce130. HAIL - Hungarian Association of Independent Labels131. Hauptverband des Österreichischen Buchhandels - AustrianAssociation of Book Trade132. HDS-ZAMP - Croatian Composers’ Society133. HUEPP - Hellenic Union of Editors of Periodical Press134. HUNGART - Hungarian Management Association for Artists, Industry135. Hrvatsko društvo skladatelja - Croatian Composers Society136. IAF - International Authors Forums137. IAO - International Artist Organisation of Music138. ICLA - Irish Copyright Licensing Agency139. ICMP – International Confederation of Music Publishers140. IFRRO - International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations141. IMAGO - European Federation of Cinematographers142. IMPALA - Independent Music Companies Association143. IMPF - Independent Music Publishers International Forum144. IMRO - Irish Musical Rights Organisation145. INDIECO - Finnish Independent Record Producers’ Association146. INDIESUISSE - Association of Swiss Independent Music Labels andProducers147. Initiative Urheberrecht - German Group of Associations representingAuthors and Performers148. IO - Illustratoren Organisation e.V.149. IPAU e.V - Interessengemeinschaft der privatwirtschaftlichen150. IPF - Slovenian Collective Society for Producers and Performers151. IVARO - Irish Visual Creators’ Copyright Management Organization152. IZBA WYDAWCÓW PRASY - The Polish Chamber of Press Publishers153. Journalistförbundet - Swedish Union of Journalists154. KEA - International Policy Research Center Specialised in Culture andCreative Industry

155. KIPA - Polish Producers Alliance156. KLYS - Swedish Joint Committee for Artistic and Literary Professionals157. KODA - Danish Collecting Society for Music Work158. Konfessionelle Presse - Association of Confessional Press159. KOPIPOL - Polish Association of Copyright Collective Administrationfor Authors of Scientific and Technical Works160. KOPIOSTO - Finnish Copyright Owners Society161. STOWARZYSZENIE KREATYWNA POLSKA - Creative PolandAssociation162. KUVASTO - Finnish Copyright Society for Visual Artists163. LA PRESSE.BE - Alliance of Belgian Information Media164. La Saif - French Authors’ Copyright Management Organization165. LATGA - Latvian Association of Copyright Administration166. LITA - Slovakian Society of Authors167. LITERAL MECHANA - Austrian Linguistic Works Collecting Society168. LIVE DMA - European Network of Music Venues, Clubs and Festivals169. LLA - Lithuanian Publishers’ Association170. Magazines Ireland - Association of Irish magazine media brand171. Magyar Zeneszerzők Egyesülete - Hungarian Composers’ Union172. Medialiitto - Finnish Media Federation173. MediaMusic e.V. - Berufsverband Medienmusik174. MKKE - Hungarian Books Publishers’ Association175. MLE - Magyar Lapkiadók Egyesülete176. MMA - Magazine media association177. MMF – Music Managers Forum178. MPG – Music Producers Guild179. MU – Musician’s Union180. Myndstef - The Icelandic Visual Art Copyright Association181. Musicautor – Romanian Collecting Society182. NDP Nieuwsmedia183. NewsBrands Ireland184. Nieuw Geneco - Nieuw Genootschap Nederlandse Componisten185. NLA - British Newspapers’ Copyright Management Organization186. NMA - News Media Alliance187. NMC - News Media Coalition188. NME - News Media Europe189. NOPA - Norwegian Society of Composers and Lyricists190. Norsk Komponistforeningen - Norwegian Society of Composers191. OFA - Serbian Authors and Photographers’ Copyright ManagementOrganization192. ÖGZM - Österreichische Gesellschaft für zeitgenössische Musik193. ÖKB - Österreichischer Komponistenbund194. On the Move195. OOAS - Czech associations of authors of works of art, architecture andvisual components of audiovisual works196. OSA - Copyright Protection Authority for Music Works197. OSDEL - Greek Collecting Society for Literary Works198. PA - Press Association199. PEN-Zentrum Deutschland e.V.200. PHOEBUS - Greek Photographers’ Collecting Society201. PICSEL - Picture Industry Collecting Society for Effective Licensing202. PICTORIGHT - Dutch Authors’ Right Organization for Visual Creators203. PIK - Polish Chamber of Books204. PLATFORMA - Czech Association of Independent Record Companies205. PMI - Italian Independent Music Producers206. PPA - Professional Publishers Association

207. PSM - Polish Association of Film Editors208. Produzenten Audiovisueller Unterrichtsmedien209. ProLitteris - Swiss Copyright Management Society forLiterature and Visual Arts210. PRS for Music - Performing Right Society211. Publishing Ireland - Irish Book Publishers’ Association212. Pyramide213. REMA - European Early Music Network214. STOWARZYSZENIE DZIENNIKARZY I WYDAWCÓW REPROPOL- PolishAssociation of Journalists and Publishers215. RUNDA - Regional Association of Independent Discographers216. SAA - Society of Audiovisual Authors217. SABAM - Belgian Association of Authors, Composers and Publishers218. SACD - French Society of Dramatic Writers and Composers219. SACEM - French Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers ofMusic220. SACEM Lux - Luxembourg Society for Authors, Composers andPublishers of Music221. Sanomalehtien Liitto - Finnish Newspapers’ Association222. SAZAS - Slovene Collective Management Organisation223. SAZOR GIZ - Slovenian Organization of Authors and Publishers forReproduction Rights224. SCAM - The French Society of Multimedia Authors225. SCGI - Screen Composers Guild of Ireland226. SCHWEIZER PRESSE - Swiss Media227. SCKN - Union of Czech Booksellers and Publishers228. SDRM - French Society for the Administration of MechanicalReproduction Rights229. SEPM - Syndicate of Magazine Press Publishers230. SFP - Polish Filmmakers’ Association231. SGAE - Spanish General Society of Authors and Publishers232. SIAE - Italian Authors and Publishers’ Collecting Society233. SIPA - Association for the Protection of the Interests of MusicPublishers234. SKAP - Swedish Society of Songwriters, Composers and Authors235. SKKD - Slovak Coalition for Cultural Diversity236. SNAC - Syndicat National des auteurs et des compositeurs237. SNE - French National Syndicate of the Publishing Sector238. SOFAM - Belgian Visual Arts Management Company239. SOM - Swedish Association of Independent Music Producers240. SPAUTORES - Portuguese Cooperative for the Copyright Managementof Literary and Artistic Authors241. SOZA - Slovakian Copyright Association for Music Works242. SSA - Swiss Authors’ Society243. STEF - The Performing Rights Society of Iceland244. STM - International Association of Scientific, Technical and MedicalPublishers245. STIM - Swedish Musicians’ International Music Agency246. STOMP - Dutch Independent Labels Platform247. STOWARZYSZENIE FOTOREPORTERÓW - Polish Association ofPhotojournalists248. SUISA - Swiss Cooperative Society of Music Authors and Publishers249. Suomen Journalistiliitto - Finnish Journalists’ Union250. Suomen Kustannusyhdistys - Finnish Book Publishers’ Association251. SVERIGES TIDSKRIFTER - Swedish Magazine Publishers’ Association252. SVF - Swedish Book Publishers’ Association253. SYNDIKAT e.V. - Verein zur Förderung deutschsprachigerKriminalliteratur

254. The Independent255. The Society of Finnish Composers256. The Society of Slovene Composers257. Thomson Reuters - Reuters News Agency258. TONO - Norwegian Collection Society and Performing RightsOrganization259. Tónskáldafélag Íslands - Icelandic Composers’ Society260. TU - Medier i Sverige261. UCMF - Union des Compositeurs de Musiques de Films262. UCMR-ADA - Romanian Musical Performing and Mechanical RightsSociety263. UDJ - Union Deutscher Jazzmusiker264. UFI - Spanish Association of Independent Music Companies265. UNAC - Union Nationale des Auteurs et Compositeurs266. U.N.C.L.A - Unione Nazionale Compositori Librettisti Autori267. UNI-MEI - Global Union in the Media, Entertainment and Arts268. UPB - The Union of Publishers in Bulgaria269. UPFI - The Union of Independent French Phonographic Producers270. TEOSTO - Finnish Songwriters and Composers’ Collecting Society271. TONO - Norwegian Collection Society for Music Works272. VDD - Verband Deutscher Drehbuchautoren273. VdFS - Verwertungsgesellschaft der Filmschaffenden274. VdHR - Verband der Hörspielregie275. VDL - Verband Deutscher Lokalzeitungen276. VdO - Vereinigung deutscher Opernchöre und Bühnent.nzer277. VDZ - German Association of Magazine Publishers278. VEGAP - Spanish Visual Creators’ Copyright Management Organization279. Verband Bildungsmedien280. VG Media281. VG Musikedition - German Music Collecting Society282. VG WORT - German Collecting Society283. VISDA - Danish Visual Rights Society284. VNM- Flemish News Media285. VÖZ - Austrian Newspaper Publishers’ Association286. VSK - Verband der Berufsgruppen Szenenbild und Kostümbild287. VTMÖ - Austrian Association of Independent Recording Companies,Music Publishers and Music Producers288. VUT - German Association of Independent Music Companies289. WAN-IFRA - World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers290. WE MEDIA291. WIN – Worldwide Independent Network292. W&DW - Writers & Directors Worldwide293. YHKC - Serbian Book Association294. STOWARZYSZENIE AUTORÓW ZAIKS - Polish Society of Authors andComposers295. ZAPA - Polish Union of Audiovisual Authors and Producers296. ZFIS - Association of Phonogram Producers in Slovenia297. ZIP - Združenje Imetnikov Pravic / Association of Right Holders298. ZKP - Polish Composers’ Union299. ZVKS - Slovak Association of Publishers and Booksellers300. ZWIĄZEK ZAWODOWY TWÓRCÓW KULTURY - Polish Union of CultureCreators301. Zwiazek Kompozytorow Polskich, The Polish Composers’ Union302. Zwiazek Polskich Autorow, Kompozytorow

JOINT STATEMENT ON THE COPYRIGHT DIRECTIVE

We, the undersigned organisations, representing authors, composers, writers, journalists, photographers and others working in all artistic fields, news agencies, book, press and music publishers, audiovisual and

independent music producers call on the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament to adopt the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market.

This Directive has been long sought to create a much-needed level playing field for all actors of the creative sector in the European Digital Single Market, whilst giving citizens better access to a wider array of content.This is a historical opportunity. We need an internet that is fair and sustainable for all. This is why we urge

policymakers to adopt the Directive quickly, as agreed in trilogue negotiations.

#YES2COPYRIGHTJOINT STATEMENT ON THE COPYRIGHT DIRECTIVE

#YES2COPYRIGHTWe,

the undersigned organisations, representing authors, composers, writers, journalists, performers,photographers and others working in all artistic fields, news agencies, book, press, scientific

and music publishers, audiovisual and independent music producers

call on the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament to adopt the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market.

This Directive has been long sought to create a much-needed level playing field for all actors of the creative sector in the European Digital Single Market,

whilst giving citizens better access to a wider array of content.This is an historic opportunity.

We need an internet that is fair and sustainable for all.

This is why we urge policymakers to adopt the Directive quickly, as agreed in trilogue negotiations.

8 European Parl iament • Strasbourg • 26th March 2019