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Across Europe there is a growing realisation among music writers of a need to find a way to have their collective voice heard by politicians and EU commissioners.
An example of this is that media composers across Europe met and decided, during Midem, to form a pan-European organisation to work on shared problems. This contact has enabled other organisations to join with the three European composer associations who have already taken legal steps to combat "coercion" of publishing rights by some broadcasters. The association now demands attention from Brussels, where a meeting with the competition commissioner is already scheduled for late February.
It is not only media writers who see the need for alliances. Organisations representing both "arts" composers and popular songwriters are also recognising that a shared platform would have a deeper effect on EU thinking.
During Midem, the British Academy of Composers & Songwriters (Bacs) hosted a reception where music writers of all genres from 13 countries came ...