Only a few weeks are left before the European Parliament votes on the "Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market".
The artists and the creators call on their elected officials to do the right thing!
On 17th April 2018 a delegation of artists among them Jean-Claude Petit,(President of Sacem), Alain Chamfort, Joyce Jonathan, Béatrice Thiriet…went to Strasbourg to listen to President Macron’s speech to the European Parliament.
Guillaume Ledoux (Blankass), Jean-Claude Petit, Alain Chamfort, Héloïse Fontanel et Nicolas Boisnard (Archimède) © Margot L'Hermite
The Head of State recalled how it’s necessary to protect creators in Europe and mentioned "this cultural broth" that infuses our societies "without which Europe would no longer be this continent made of vital diversity and diversity
To get a fair remuneration for the creators
Members of Sacem bring their point of view:
Joyce Jonathan: "For creation to endure over time, the artists must get a fair remuneration"
Published May 17 2018