EU songwriters unite against Greek govt-ran PRO
An EU collective of music creators has lodged an appeal with the EU Commission regarding the Greek government's “unlawful intervention” into music rights collection
News By | 24 April 2019
The European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) has appealed to the European Commission to take action against the Greek government’s takeover of the national rights collection system.
ECSA submitted its complaint to the European Commission’s competition directorate general stating that creator colleagues in Greece are “being prevented from accessing performance income from their music”. The complaint is supported by the International Council of Creators of Music (CIAM).
In May 2018, Greek performance rights organisation, the Hellenic Society for…
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