Tech giant Meta will remove italian songs catalog available on their social networks such as facebook And instagramhaving failed today to renew the agreement with the Italian Society of Authors and Publishers (SIAE).
The body that protects the copyrights of over 100,000 Italian artists and producers announced in a statement that it was unable to renew the agreement, which to date Target they offered Italian themes in their catalogues.
And he called this decision “one-sided and incomprehensible.”
Agreement between Target and SIAE allowed, for example, to accompany a video published in coil or one story Instagram with italian song.
SIAE explained that Target He called for “accepting a one-sided proposal, ignoring any transparent and shared assessment of the real value of the repertoire”.
“This position, together with a refusal from Target sharing up-to-date information for an equal agreement is clearly contrary to the principles of the “Copyright Directive”, which authors and publishers from all over Europe fought for, ”the note says.
The SIAE “will not accept the imposition of an entity that uses its position of power to profit at the expense of the Italian creative industry.”
However, he indicated his “full willingness” to renew the agreement, but with “transparent terms” that allow for the “correct use of Italian artistic content”.
Evidence of this good faith, say the Italian authors and publishers, is that the previous agreement expired on January 1, 2023, and even then Target he still had Italian themes available.
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from company Mark Zuckerberg It was announced that from today “the withdrawal of songs from the SIAE music bookstore repertoire” from these popular social networks will begin, but clarified that they will continue to negotiate an extension of the agreement.
“We believe that enabling people to share and connect across our platforms using the music they love is of value to the entire music industry. We have licenses in over 150 countries and we will strive to reach an agreement with SIAE that will satisfy every Tuesday. “said a spokesman for La Repubblica.
One of the first reactions to this hiatus was record veteran and honorary president of SIAE Giulio “The Mogul” Repetti, who denounced that “these digital platforms are making billions by refusing to pay writers.”
For his part, the President of the Federation of Music Publishers (FEM), Paolo Franchini, called this decision “an unacceptable act of discrimination against Italian authors and performers” and called for the resumption of negotiations.
“Obligation of a global publisher such as Targetas well as the responsibility of a collective management society like SIAE to always act to facilitate access to creative content and ensure respect for the entire creative community,” he said.
And called: “We ask that Target immediately and in good faith to resume the negotiating table with SIAE, which protects the rights of all artists and all authors.”
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Source: RPP
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