CRSEA and Writers & Directors Worldwide signed an Agreement on Cooperation
The Confederation of Right Holders' Societies of Europe and Asia (CRSEA) and the international organization Writers and Directors Worldwide (W&DW) signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of enforcement of the rights of authors of audiovisual works. The partnership between the two organizations is aimed at promoting the interests of screenwriters and directors, as well as integration of creative unions of cinematographers of the Eurasian region.
The main goal of cooperation is to increase the level of enforcement of the rights of authors of audiovisual works (AVW). Within the framework of cooperation, it is planned to introduce international standards of licensing films, electronic books and scripts taking into account the interests of authors, study the experience of other countries in promotion of legislative initiatives, support young directors and writers.
The partnership with CRSEA will be an important step for W&DW in implementing the strategy of creating regional alliances around the world. In recent years, W&DW has made significant progress in Latin America, China, the Asia-Pacific region and Europe by creating local alliances which support activities of authors’ societies in each region.
The agreement was signed by the Secretary General of the CRSEA, the President of the IPChain Association Mr. Andrei Krichevsky and the President of the international organization Writers & Directors Worldwide Mr. Yves Nilly. The parties emphasized the great potential of joint work to support key creative industries – cinema, music and media markets of the Eurasian region.
According to Mr. Krichevskiy, cooperation between the organizations will have a positive impact on the development of cultural industries in Russia and in the Eurasian countries: “Modern technologies made the existing links between authors of creative content, its distributors and consumers more complicated. Digital tools allow you to copy audio, video and software, and share them via streaming services and torrents without any restrictions. Every year piracy causes multibillion-dollar losses to the music and film industries, and the most vulnerable party here are the authors – film directors and screenwriters. In this context, cooperation with leading international organizations is particularly important for us. Together we can effectively keep the balance of interests of all market participants and provide comprehensive support to creative industries at the national and global levels.”
The President of W&DW Mr. Yves Nilly in turn pointed out that join efforts in enforcement of rights of AVW authors and legislative harmonization are needed to meet the changes of the time. “Relations in the market have changed greatly with the arrival of platforms, new players in the production and distribution of content, as well as fundamentally different patterns of its consumption. In this regard, we highly appreciate cooperation with such organizations as CRSEA that can take the lead for an ambitious action plan in the region in line with evolution of the audiovisual market and the ever-increasing demand from audiences worldwide,” – he added.
Writers & Directors Worldwide brings together creators of dramatic, literary and audiovisual works from different countries. The main purpose of the organization is to protect the rights of writers and directors and to promote the initiative of introducing the right to equitable remuneration to authors at every public show of AVW in cinema, its message on TV-channels, on cable television and on the Internet. W&DW acts as an advisory body to the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC), and as the official observer of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
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