European Writers Council: Article 18 of the 2019 Copyright Directive has not enabled authors to earn more

Posted by Isabelle Szczepanski le 18 juin 2024

The European Writers’ Council deplores the limited impact of the fair remuneration obligation introduced by the 2019 Copyright Directive on writers’ earnings.

« One of the multiple jobs of a federation like the European Writers’ Council is to give its associates tools to advocate their reclamations and fortify their bargaining positions » said Miguel Angel Serrano this week. He is the president of the European Writers Council (EWC), the organization representing no fewer than 200,000 authors in the book and writing sector. In order…

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