News and Press Releases

Cooperation Agreement AUTODIA - Panhellenic Federation of Thracian Associations

Friday, 20 February 2026

AUTODIA entered into a Cooperation Agreement with the Panhellenic Federation of Thracian Associations, regarding the regulation, licensing and management of music rights for the use of the Society's represented repertoire, in the context of the events and activities of the Federation's member associations.

World Day of the Greek Language

Monday, 09 February 2026

AUTODIA, honoring the 9th of February, which has been established as the World Day of the Greek Language, is republishing the recent remarkable article of our member Yiannis V. Kovaios, philologist, writer and lyricist, published in the permanent column of the e-magazine "Glossa Ethimo Ethimon" FREAR (tx. #017, January 2026), on the theme of Poetry set to music and entitled "What poet, what lyricist and what in between?"

European Parliament’s Committee calls for legislative intervention to protect authors’ rights across the Generative AI value chain

Thursday, 29 January 2026

The European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) adopted today its report on Generative AI and Copyright, sending a clear and strong political message on the need to protect European creators in the generative AI market.

ALMANAC 2025

Thursday, 22 January 2026

Entering 2026, AUTODIA celebrates the 2025 achievements that strengthened our leadership in music copyright. Our retrospective showcases a year of transformation, focused on our new corporate identity, institutional growth, and impactful social actions that empower creators everywhere. These actions reflect our unwavering commitment to fostering music creativity and social responsibility.

AUTODIA - December 2025 Distribution (2025S2): Royalties over €15M to creators and rights holders

Tuesday, 23 December 2025

AUTODIA creators and rights holders will receive royalties of over €15M for H2 2025. This amount appears to have increased by 15% compared to the corresponding H2 2024. The dispatch of the payments for the December 2025 Distribution began on Friday, December 19th.

Rebrand communication strategy with a new logo release

The GenAI challenges and the authors' demands

Thursday, 18 December 2025

AUTODIA presented its new corporate identity during an event on December 15th, highlighting the significant role of intellectual property rights in cultural creation, especially today with the new challenges of digital technology for music authors. 

Deezer: Clear desire for labelling of 100% AI works - transparency and fairness for artists

Thursday, 27 November 2025

Deezer and Ipsos unveil a first-of-its-kind study exploring attitudes and perceptions around AI and music, conducted across 8 countries with 9000 people. The survey shows overwhelming support for labeling of 100% AI-generated music, opposition to copyright violations and concerns about the livelihood of artists.

European landmark ruling on AI in favor of creators

Wednesday, 12 November 2025

A European court has issued a landmark ruling in the legal dispute between GEMA and OpenAI. The Munich Regional Court ruled that OpenAI’s chatbot, ChatGPT, violated German copyright laws by using, without permission, hits by commercial artists such as Herbert Groenemeyer, Helene Fischer and other well-known German creators, to train its language models.

CISAC: Global Collections Report 2025

Wednesday, 12 November 2025

CISAC presented its Global Collections Report 2025, with impressive results for 2024: global royalty collections for creators reached €13.97 billion, an increase of 6.6% and marking the ninth consecutive year of growth. Creative work remains consistently valuable and resilient, even in a rapidly changing environment.

AUTODIA: Strategic partnership with ICMP and IMPF

Tuesday, 11 November 2025

AUTODIA is launching a new strategic partnership with two global music publisher representation bodies, the ICMP (International Confederation of Music Publishers) and the IMPF (Independent Music Publishers International Forum).

Visit of AUTODIA’s delegation to MESAM

Tuesday, 07 October 2025

The AUTODIA’s delegation, including BoD Chairman Yiannis Glezos, CEO Dr. Margarita Panagiotopoulou, CIO Manolis Dimitriadis, and Director of Digital Strategy & Business Development George Stampolis, recently visited the contracted CMO MESAM in Turkey.

Study: Artificial Intelligence and Spanish creators

Loss of €100 million in revenue in 2028 alone from AI

Tuesday, 07 October 2025

The findings of the study, entitled “The economic and social impact of AI on music creation and its effects on other cultural fields” were published by the Spanish Collective Management Organization SGAE, which was carried out in collaboration with the company Know Media and the Carlos III University of Madrid.