Collective management of music authors’ rights in Greece: Recent developments in a long-suffering field

Maksim Ali of Maxima Legal LLC

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Collective management of music authors’ rights in Greece: Recent developments in a long-suffering field

January 23, 2020

The field of collective management of music authors’ rights in Greece is currently experiencing a series of ongoing developments regarding the establishment and operation of collecting societies representing music authors in the country, with the situation still remaining uncertain as to how the landscape will look like in a few months’ time. It is noted that currently, two Collective Management Organizations (CMOs) are representing music authors in Greece: “EYED” and “AUTODIA”.…

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