News and Press Releases

Tuesday, 21 January 2025

As we welcome 2025, we present a review of the most important moments of our Society that defined the past year. We recall those events that testify to our tireless dedication to protecting music authors' rights, our commitment to deliver even better results in royalty distributions, but also the responsibility we have towards vulnerable social groups, embracing actions of benefit to the general public.

AUTODIA supports Human Artistry Campaign for AI

Wednesday, 08 January 2025

AUTODIA, representing Greece, co-signs, along with approximately 200 other bodies of Cultural and Creative Industry in Europe, America, Asia and Australia, the initiative in support of human creativity and accomplishment, through 7 Core Principles for Artificial Intelligence Applications. We can responsibly use artificial intelligence - to support human creativity and accomplishment with respect to the inimitable value of human artistry and expression.

Royalties over €13m are distributed to AUTODIA’s rightsholders

The dispatch of distribution reports began on 18th December

Wednesday, 18 December 2024

With December 2024 Distribution, AUTODIA will have distributed a total of approximately €13,100,000 in gross royalties for the 2nd Semester of 2024 to its members - composers, songwriters, lyricists and music publishers - as well as to sister societies. Committed to distribute steadily increased royalties, the leading Greek Collective Management Organization will have distributed a total of approximately €10,600,000 in net royalties for the 2nd Semester of 2024. The amount is distributed to all rightsholders/members of the Society and is increased by 35% compared to the corresponding 2nd Semester of 2023 (approximately €7,820,000).

Global economic study shows human creators’ revenues at risk from generative AI

CISAC presents first global study on the economic impact of AI

Wednesday, 04 December 2024

Revenues at risk of loss for creators by 2028: 24% in music; 21% in audiovisual - The market for Gen AI music and audiovisual content will rise from €3 billion now to €64 billion in 2028 - Revenues of Gen AI services in music and audiovisual projected at €9 billion in 2028, up from €0.3 billion now

Joint letter of EU Cultural and Creative industries’ organisations calling for a meaningful implementation of the AI Act

Wednesday, 30 October 2024

The joint letter of EU Cultural and Creative industries’ organisations calls for a meaningful implementation of the AI Act to enable creators and rightholders to exercise and enforce their rights when it comes to ingesting and copying copyright-protected works for training by AI models. The eyes of the global creative community are on the European Union as it stands at a critical juncture in its commitment to protect copyright in the AI age.

Global creators’ royalties up 7.6% to new high of EUR13.1 billion in 2023

CISAC Global Collections Report 2024

Thursday, 24 October 2024

Global royalties for music creators reach €11.7 billion. Full recovery for live concerts and public performance. Digital royalties surpass TV and radio in revenue. Urgent need for a proper framework for AI.

Award for AUTODIA's new portal at UX | CX Awards Ceremony 2024!

Friday, 13 September 2024

Our new innovative portal my.autodia.gr, implemented by Indice and Qualco, received a distinction during the UX | CX Awards Ceremony 2024 that took place yesterday, Thursday, September 12, at Anais Club. AUTODIA won the Bronze Award in the category "Best B2B Experience", where effective and innovative initiatives related to the entire range of interface in Business-to-Business transactions are awarded.

Joint letter to Members of the European Parliament on the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the European creative community

Tuesday, 30 July 2024

"All generative AI models in existence today have been trained secretly on enormous amounts of copyright-protected content and personal data which have been scraped and copied from the internet, without any authorisation nor any remuneration for the creators we represent".

AUTODIA distributes royalties of more than 9.6 million euros for the 1H 2024

Ordinary General Assembly was successfully completed

Friday, 19 July 2024

AUTODIA, faithful to its commitments to the steady increase of royalties and the effective management and protection of the musical works of creators, announces the Distribution of the 1st Half 2024, with a total gross amount of 9,619,635 euros.

European Day - 9th May 2024

Thursday, 09 May 2024

On the occasion of Europe Day, GESAC, representing more than 1 million authors and creators from all artistic fields through its members, the authors’ societies, would like to express its gratitude to the outgoing European Parliament for the unwavering support given to strengthening authors’ rights and cultural diversity during its last 5-year mandate.

Greek CMOs Joint Announcement on the new Law 5103/2024 (A΄57) of the Ministry of Culture

Monday, 22 April 2024

Greek composers, lyricists, musical performers, singers and recording producers welcome the new law passed in the Parliament.

Collective Agreement with the Panhellenic Federation of Cretan Cultural Associations

Thursday, 28 March 2024

The agreement, lasting five years, comes to regulate the royalties for the represented repertoire of the Organisation, regarding in general the cultural events that have taken place or will take place in open or closed spaces, in the period from 2023 to 2027.