This Conference on the implementation of the 2019 Copyright Directive takes place on Thursday, 23 Jun 2022.

The event is co-organised by the European Writers’ Council (EWC), the Federation of European Screen Directors (FERA) and the Federation of Screenwriters in Europe (FSE).

The two panel discussions will tackle the current transposition of Articles 18 to 23 of the 2019 EU Copyright Directive into national law (one year after the deadline for implementation) and will delve into the concrete next steps for implementing those provisions.

The Conference is being live streamed here from 2pm.

OPENING

14:30-15:00: Registration

15:00-15:10: Welcoming remarks by Marc du

Moulin(Secretary General of the European Composer and Songwriter Alliance, ECSA)

15:10-15:20: Opening Keynote by Nina George (President of the European Writers’ Council, EWC)

15:20-16:20: First panel: Implementing the 2019 EU Copyright Directive

Presentation of Dr. Ula Furgal’s report on the implementation of Articles 18 to 23. What is the implementation’s state of play?

Panelists: 

• Ula Furgal ( Lecturer in the Intellectual Property and Information Law at the University of Glasgow Law School)  and 
• Marco Giorello (Head of the Copyright Unit, DG CNECT, European Commission)

Moderator: Pauline Durand-Vialle (CEO of the Federation of European Screen Directors, FERA)

COFFEE BREAK

16:30-16:45: Keynotes by Tomasz Frankowski (Member of the European Parliament, EPP, Poland) and Ibán García del Blanco (Member of the European Parliament, S&D, Spain)

16:45-17:45: Second panel: Identifying and sharing best practices to improve authors’ contracts and remuneration.

What are buyout contracts and how can Europe prevent them? How can collective bargaining agreements deliver concrete benefits to authors?

Panelists: 

• Aurélie Champagne (Permanent Representation of France to the EU), 
• Anselm Kreuzer (Composer, ECSA Board Member)
• Janine Lorente (Expert in Copyright and Authors’ Rights Legislation, JLorente Consulting)

Moderator: David Kavanagh (CEO of the Federation of Screenwriters in Europe, FSE)

17:45-18:00: Closing Keynote by Helienne

Lindvall (President of ECSA)