The Society

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Intellectual Property Rights are the impetus for every creative expression. It’ s the non-negotiable condition that allows creators to consent to the use of their works and to determine their course with dignity and self-determination. It’s a relation of mutual confidence between creators and society through which people discover, learn and display their music, with which they are emotionally connected and interact with in many wonderful ways, thus extending its life through time.

Autodia invites all interesting parties -composers, songwriters, lyricists, music users, public authorities- to join a dialogue of vital importance on this dynamic relation between creators and society in order to form a new framework of mutual trust and cooperation.

History - Identity - Mission

AUTODIA: The Greek accredited CMO for the protection of music rights of the local and international repertoire, operating with efficiency, transparency and accountability.

AUTODIA was founded by members of EMSE (Union of Composers and Lyricists of Greece) and was licensed by the Greek Ministry of Culture on March 6, 2003 (Government Gazette 323-18.3.2003) based on Law 2121/1993, regarding copyright and related rights.

It is the first Greek CMO of music authors, representing a huge catalogue of 26 million musical works. It manages and protects the rights of Greek and foreign composers and authors, as well as significant international music publishers, having signed reciprocal agreements with over 80 CMOs from around the world. The Organisation collects and distributes royalties from all revenue sources and is a certified partner-member of all leading international and European associations of creators’ organisations (CISAC, GESAC, BIEM).

Governance

The Board of Directors' members are:

Creators:

GLEZOS YIANNIS (Composer/Author), Chairman
FILIPPOU ILIAS (Author), Vice Chairman
PYLARINOS GERASIMOS (Composer), Secretary
MAMANGAKIS MINOS (Heir of Nikos Mamangakis rights), Cashier
LITINA EVA (Author), Member
NIKOPOULOS THANASIS (Composer), Member
PITLOGLOU NIKOS (Composer), Member
POLYKANDRIOTIS THANASIS (Composer), Member
TASSOPOULOS PHOEBUS (Composer/Author), Member

Publishers:

ANDRIKOPOULOU DIONYSIA (D-Version), Member
COURTIS NIKOS (Digital Tunes Limited), Member
KAKANI AMARYLLIS (Sony/ATV Music Publishing), Member
TZEVELEKOU FOTINI (Musicentry), Member

The Supervisory Body's members are:

Creators:

STAVRINOUDAKIS MICHALIS (Composer/Author), Chairman
PAPAKOSTAS NIKOS (Composer/Author), Member
CHATZISTAVROU ARISTEIDIS (Composer/Author), Member

Publishers:

LOYKATOY IRINA (Musou Music Group), Vice Chairman
FAMPAS VANGELIS (Massive Productions), Member

CEO: Margarita Panagiotopoulou


Repertoire

AUTODIA represents a huge catalogue of 26 million Greek and foreign musical works. Among represented creators are Yannis Markopoulos, Yiannis Ritsos, Giorgos Seferis, Nikos Gatsos, Christos Leontis, Nikos Mamangakis, Yiannis Glezos, Dimitris Christodoulou, Lefteris Papadopoulos, Stamatis Spanoudakis, Giorgos Hatjinasios, Nikos Antypas, Nikos Portokaloglou, Thanasis Polykandriotis, Pantelis Thalassinos, Dimitris  Papadimitriou, Christodoulos Chalaris, Yiannis P. Papaioannou, Akis Panou, Alekos Sakellarios, Lakis Chalkias, Vasilis Soukas, Nikos Zoudiaris, Lina Dimopoulou, Vassilis Skoulas, Ilias Filippou, Foivos Tassopoulos, George Theofanous, Spyros Giatras, George Moukidis, Evi Droutsa, Mihalis Hatzigiannis, Giannis Haroulis, Kostis Maraveyas and others. It also represents major foreign publishers with large repertoires, either by direct agreement or through Greek sub-publishers. The number of AUTODIA's members is steadily increasing, as more and more creators realize the need to take their future into their own hands.

Distributions

AUTODIA collects and distributes royalties to composers and rightsholders for public performance, mechanical reproduction and private copying. In particular, it collects royalties from all sources: labels, newspapers (premium CDs / DVDs), restaurants, bars, live shows venues, concert halls and radio and television stations (online and offline), etc.

Distribution takes place twice a year, in June and December. AUTODIA runs as a non-profit organization that retains a certain percentage of the royalties of its members in order to cover its operating costs. According to its Distribution Rules, regarding the above fee, the rate is as follows:

• 20% on public performance royalties
• 11% on mechanical reproduction royalties
• The same fees from affiliated collecting societies as above accordingly