EU independent music trade group IMPALA. AIM, PRS For Music and more than 200 organizations from across the cultural and creative sectors have united in calling on 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," the groups argue.

The 2000 organizations represent musicians authors, composers, journalists, photographers as well as music, book and other publishers.

The full letter.

TIME TO ADOPT THE COPYRIGHT DIRECTIVE

We, the undersigned organisations, representing authors, composers, writers, journalists, performers and others working in all artistic fields, news agencies, book, press and music publishers, audiovisual and independent music producers call on 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.

Signatories:

1. ABK – Bulgarian Book Association

2. ADAGP – French Graphic and Visual Arts Collecting Society

3. ADEB – Belgian Publishers’ Association

4. ADNPA – Athens Daily Newspaper Publishers’ Association

5. AEC – European Association of the Higher Music Education Institutions

6. AGD – Allianz deutscher Designer

7. AG DOK – Arbeitsgemeinschaft Dokumentarfilm

8. AIKAKAUSMEDIA – Finnish Periodical Publishers' Association

9. AIE – Italian Book Publishers’ Association

10. AIM – Association of Independent Music

11. AIPA – Slovenian Institute for the Promotion of the Rights of Authors, Performers and Producers of Audiovisual Work

12. AKKA/LAA – Latvian Authors’ Association

13. AKM – Austrian Collective Management Organization for Authors, Composers and Publishers

14. ALCS – British Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society

15. A.L.E.J. – Luxembourg Newspaper Publishers' Association

16. Alliance de la presse d’information générale – French Press Alliance

17. AMAEI- Portuguese Independent Musicians, Artists and Publishers Association

18. APEL – Portuguese Association of Publishers and Booksellers

19. API – Portuguese Publishers’ Association

20. ARI – Asociación de Revistas de Información

21. ARTISJUS – Hungarian Copyright Protection Association

22. ASOCIACIA VYDAVATATEL’OV – Slovak Press Publishers' Association

23. AUDIOCOOP

24. AUSTROMECHANA – Austrian Mechanical Rights Management

Organization for Authors, Composers and Publishers

25. BBK – Bundesverband Bildender Künstlerinnen und Künstler

26. BDZV – German Newspaper Publishers’ Association

27. BFFS – Bundesverband Schauspiel e.V.

28. BFS – German Film Editors Association

29. BIEM – Bureau international des sociétés gérant les droits d’enregistrement et de reproduction mécanique

30. Bildrecht – Austrian Artists’ Collecting Society

31. BILD-KUNST – German Visual Arts Collecting Society

32. Bildupphovsrätt – Swedish Visual Artists’ Copyright Management Society

33. BIMA – Belgian Independent Music Association

34. BONO – Norwegian Visual Artists’ Copyright Society

35. Bonus Copyright Access

36. Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels e.V. – German Association of Book Publishers and Booksellers

37. BUMA – Dutch Collecting Society for Music Works

38. BVC – Bundesverband Casting e.V.

39. BVK – Bundesverband Kinematografie

40. BVM – Bundesvereinigung Maskenbild

41. BVR – Bundesverband Regie

42. CEDC – European Coalitions for Cultural Diversity

43. CEPIC – Centre of the Picture Industry

44. CFC – French Centre for the Exploitation of Copyright

45. CIAGP – International Council of Creators of Graphic, Plastic and Photographic Arts

46. CIAM – International Council of Music Authors

47. CISAC – International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers

48. CC – Composers Club

49. CONEQTIA – Spanish Association of Professional Press and Multimedia Content

50. Copydan Writing – Danish Collecting Society in the Text Area

51. Copyswede – Swedish Collecting Association for Authors and Performing Artists

52. Unie vydavatelů – Czech Publishers’ Association

53. DACIN SARA – Romanian Association of Cinematographic Authors and Audiovisual Workers

54. DACS – Visual Artists’ Rights Management Organization

55. DAfF – Deutsche Akademie für

Fernsehen e.V.

56. DAMA – Spanish Audiovisual Authors’ Copyright Society

57. DANSKE FORLAG – Danish Publishers’ Association

58. DANSKE MEDIER – Danish Media Association

59. DeAuteurs – Belgian Copyright Collection Company

60. DEFKOM – Deutsche Filmkomponistenunion

61. De Media Federatie – Dutch Federation of Publishing and Media Companies Organization

62. Den norske Forleggerforening – Norvegian Publishers’ Association

63. Deutsche Fachpresse – German Association of Business Media

64. Deutscher Künstlerbund

65. DILIA – Czech Theatre, Literary, Audiovisual Agency

66. DJ – Danish Union of Journalists

67. DJV – German Federation of Journalists

68. DKV – Deutscher Komponistenverband

69. DOV – Deutsche Orchestervereinigung

70. DPA – Deutsche Presse-Agentur

71. DTV – Deutscher Textdichter Verband

72. DUP – Danish Independent Record Companies

73. EANA – European Alliance of News Agencies

74. EAS – European Association for Music in Schools

75. EAU – Estonian Authors’ Society

76. ECSA – European Composer and Songwriter Alliance

77. EFJ – European Federation of Journalists

78. EIBF – European & International Booksellers Federation

79. EMC – European Music Council

80. EMMA – European Magazine Media Association

81. EMU – European Music School Union

82. ENPA – European Newspaper Publishers’ Association

83. EPA – European Pressphoto Agency

84. EPC – European Publishers’ Council

85. Eesti Kirjastuste Liit – Estonian Publishers’ Association

86. Eurocinema – Cinema and Television Producers’ Associations

87. European Choral Association – Europa Cantat

88. EVA – European Visual Artists

89. Evening Standard

90. EWC – European Writers’ Council

91. FAGPRESSEN – Norwegian Specialised Press Association

92. FAPE – Spanish Federation of Journalists’ Associations

93. FEDERACION DE GREMIOS DE EDITORES DE ESPAÑA – Spanish Federation of Publishers’ Guilds

94. FEP – Federation of European Publishers

95. FER – Romanian Publishing Sector Federation

96. FERA – Federation of European Film Directors

97. FIEG – Italian Federation of Newspaper and Periodical Publishers

98. FIL – Icelandic Association of Actors and Perfoming Artistists

99. Fjølrit – Faroese Copyright Society

100. FNPS – French Specialised Periodical Publishers' Federation

101. FONO – Norvegian Association of Independent Record Companies

102. FREELENS e.V. – Verband der Fotografinnen und Fotografen

103. FSE – Federation of Screenwriters in Europe

104. GAU – Belgian General Publishers’ Group

105. GBDA – Genossenschaft Deutscher Bühnenangehöriger

106. GEMA – The German Society for Musical Performance and Reproduction Rights

107. GESAC – European Grouping of Societies of Authors and Composers

108. GESTOR – Czech Union for the Protection of Authorship

109. Getty Images

110. GEWU – Belgian Educational and Scientific Publishers’ Group

111. GZS – Slovenian Chamber of Commerce

112. HAIL – Hungarian Association of Independent Labels

113. Hauptverband des Österreichischen Buchhandels – Austrian Association of Book Trade

114. HUEPP – Hellenic Union of Editors of Periodical Press

115. HUNGART – Hungarian Management Association for Artists, Industry and Photography

116. IAF – International Authors Forums

117. IAO – International Artist Organisation of Music

118. ICLA – Irish Copyright Licensing Agency

119. IFRRO – International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations

120. IMAGO – European Federation of Cinematographers

121. IMPALA – Independent Music Companies Association

122. IMRO – Irish Musical Rights Organisation

123. IMPF – Independent Music Publishers International Forum

124. INDIECO – Finnish Independent Record Producers’ Association

125. INDIESUISSE – Association of Swiss Independent Music Labels and Producers

126. Initiative Urheberrecht – German Group of Associations representing Authors and Performers

127. IO – Illustratoren Organisation e.V.

128. IVARO – Irish Visual Creators’ Copyright Management Organization

129. IWP – The Polish Chamber of Press Publishers

130. Journalistförbundet – Swedish Union of Journalists

131. KEA – International Policy Research Center Specialised in Culture and Creative Industry.

132. KODA – Danish Collecting Society for Music Work

133. Konfessionelle Presse – Association of Confessional Press

134. KOPIPOL – Polish Association of Copyright Collective Administration for Authors of Scientific and Technical Works

135. KOPIOSTO – Finnish Copyright Owners Society

136. KUVASTO – Finnish Copyright Society for Visual Artists

137. LA PRESSE.BE – Alliance of Belgian Information Media

138. La Saif – French Authors’ Copyright Management Organization

139. LATGA – Latvian Association of Copyright Administration

140. LITA – Slovakian Society of Authors

141. LITERAL MECHANA – Austrian Linguistic Works Collecting Society

142. LIVE DMA – European Network of Music Venues, Clubs and Festivals

143. LLA – Lithuanian Publishers’ Association

144. Magazines Ireland – Association of Irish magazine media brands

145. MediaMusic e.V. – Berufsverband Medienmusik

146. MKKE – Hungarian Books Publishers’ Association

147. MMA – Magazine media association

148. Myndstef – The Icelandic Visual Art Copyright Association

149. NLA – British Newspapers’ Copyright Management Organization

150. NMC – News Media Coalition

151. NME – News Media Europe

152. OFA – Serbian Authors and Photographers’ Copyright Management Organization

153. On the Move

154. OOAS – Czech associations of authors of works of art, architecture and visual components of audiovisual works

155. OSA – Copyright Protection Authority for Music Works

156. OSDEL – Greek Collecting Society for Literary Works

157. PA – Press Association

158. PEN-Zentrum Deutschland e.V.

159. PIK – Polish Chamber of Books

160. PLATFORMA – Czech Association of Independent Record Companies

161. PHOEBUS – Greek Photographers’ Collecting Society

162. PICTORIGHT – Dutch Authors’ Right Organization for Visual Creators

163. PMI – Italian Independent Music Producers

164. PPA – Professional Publishers Association

165. ProLitteris – Swiss Copyright Management Society for Literature and Visual Arts

166. Publishing Ireland – Irish Book Publishers’ Association

167. REMA – European Early Music Network

168. RUNDA – Regional Association of Independent Discographers

169. SAA – Society of Audiovisual Authors

170. SABAM – Belgian Association of Authors, Composers and Publishers

171. SACD – French Society of Dramatic Writers and Composers

172. SACEM – Luxembourg Collecting Society for Authors, Composers and Publishers

173. SAZOR – Slovenian Copyright and Publishing Organization for Reproduction Rights

174. SCAM – The French Society of Multimedia Authors

175. SCHWEIZER PRESSE – Swiss Media

176. SCKN – Union of Czech Booksellers and Publishers

177. SDRM – French Society for the Administration of Mechanical Reproduction Rights

178. SEPM – Syndicate of Magazine Press Publishers

179. SFP – Polish Filmmakers’ Association

180. SGAE – Spanish General Society of Authors and Publishers

181. SIAE – Italian Authors and Publishers’ Collecting Society

182. SNE – French National Syndicate of the Publishing Sector

183. SOFAM – Belgian Visual Arts Management Company

184. SOM – Swedish Association of Independent Music Producers

185. SPAUTORES – Portuguese Cooperative for the Copyright Management of Literary and Artistic Authors

186. SOZA – Slovakian Copyright Association for Music Works

187. SSA – Swiss Authors’ Society

188. STEF – Icelandic Collective Management Society for Music Creators and Publishers

189. STM – International Association of Academic and Professional Publishers

190. STIM – Swedish Musicians’ International Music Agency

191. STOMP – Dutch Independent Labels Platform

192. SUISA – Swiss Cooperative Society of Music Authors and Publishers

193. Suomen Journalistiliitto – Finnish Journalists’ Union

194. Suomen Kustannusyhdistys – Finnish Book Publishers’ Association

195. SVERIGES TIDSKRIFTER – Swedish Magazine Publishers’ Association

196. SVF – Swedish Book Publishers’ Association

197. The Independent

198. Thomson Reuters – Reuters News Agency

199. UCMR-ADA – Romanian Collective Rights Management Organization for Music Works

200. UDJ – Union Deutscher Jazzmusiker

201. UFI – Spanish Association of Independent Music Companies

202. UNI-MEI – Global Union in the Media, Entertainment and Arts

203. UPB – The Union of Publishers in Bulgaria

204. UPFI – The Union of Independent French Phonographic Producers

205. TEOSTO – Finnish Songwriters and Composers’ Collecting Society

206. TONO – Norwegian Collection Society for Music Works

207. VDD – Verband Deutscher Drehbuchautoren

208. VdHR – Verband der Hörspielregie

209. VdO – Vereinigung deutscher Opernchöre und Bühnentänzer

210. VDZ – German Association of Magazine Publishers

211. VEGAP – Spanish Visual Creators’ Copyright Management Organization

212. Verband Bildungsmedien

213. VG Media

214. VG Musikedition – German Music Collecting Society

215. VG WORT – German Collecting Society

216. VISDA – Danish Visual Rights Society

217. VÖZ – Austrian Newspaper Publishers' Association

218. VSK – Verband der Berufsgruppen Szenenbild und Kostümbild

219. VTMÖ – Austrian Association of Independent Recording Companies, Music Publishers and Music Producers

220. VUT – German Association of Independent Music Companies

221. WAN-IFRA – World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers

222. WE MEDIA

223. W&DW – Writers & Directors Worldwide

224. YHKC – Serbian Book Association

225. ZAIKS – Polish Society of Authors and Composers

226. ZAMP – Croatian Copyright Protection Service for Music Works

227. ZAPA – Polish Union of Audiovisual Authors and Producers

228. ZVKS – Slovak Association of Publishers and Booksellers