News and Press Releases

The 100th anniversary of Mikis Theodorakis birth: A tour in China

Wednesday, 04 June 2025

The lyrical work of Mikis Theodorakis, as recorded on Maria Papageorgiou’s album “Correspondence”, is to be presented for the first time on tour in China. The concert will feature two great voices that the composer himself had singled out: Tania Tsanaklidou and Maria Papageorgiou.

AUTODIA-PEIRAS: Renewal of Collective Agreement

2025-2026

Monday, 26 May 2025

The renewal of the successful Collective Agreement between AUTODIA and the Pan-Hellenic Union of Radio Station Owners (PEIRAS) was signed on 22th, May, 2025. The Collective Agreement was signed at the AUTODIA head office by the BoD Chairman Yiannis Glezos, and the President of PEIRAS, Antonis Grigoropoulos.

European creators led by Björn Ulvaeus (ABBA) meet top EU policymakers to ensure Transparency, Consent, and Remuneration for creators in AI market

Wednesday, 21 May 2025

Brussels, 21 May 2025 –A high-level delegation of creators led by ABBA co-founder and CISAC President Björn Ulvaeus has visited Brussels to call for action by the EU to safeguard creators’ rights in the AI era

World IP Day 2025

Tuesday, 29 April 2025

The Hellenic Copyright Organization (HCO), in collaboration with the Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation (OBI) and the CMOs for musical works in Greece celebrates this year’s World IP Day, with a special event dedicated to music creation and its ecosystem, at Technopolis City of Athens, on 5/5.

The Ministry of Culture at Jazzahead 2025

Featuring Greek music author's showcase

Wednesday, 02 April 2025

The Ministry of Culture is planning the Greek participation in Jazzahead 2025, which will take place on April 24-26, in Bremen, Germany, with the aim of promoting the domestic music scene abroad. The Trade Fair & Festival Jazzahead is a notable event for the contemporary jazz industry and a music platform that offers a wide range of networking opportunities for musicians, music publishers, concert organizers, managers, distributors and record company representatives.

Joint statement by a european coalition of authors, artists, performers regarding the third draft of the EU AI Act’s GPAI Code of Practice

Friday, 28 March 2025

Joint statement by a coalition of authors, artists, performers and other right holders active across the EU’s cultural and creative sectors regarding the third draft of the EU AI Act’s GPAI Code of Practice. The third draft of the GPAI Code of Practice undermines objectives of the AI Act, contravenes EU law and ignores the intention of the EU legislator – we cannot support it.

AUTODIA LABS: Workshops on Music Copyright in Practice

Are you a composer and/or lyricist? Want to know more about your rights?

Monday, 24 February 2025

Do you have questions about the various uses of your songs/musical works and the resulting royalties? Do you now need more effective management of key issues related to your musical works in the complex music ecosystem? Join Autodia Labs, the workshops on music copyright in practice!

MEPs' joint letter on the protection of cultural and creative industry in the AI era

"Creators in the digital economy: finishing the work we started"

Thursday, 20 February 2025

Forty five MEPs, including Nikos Papandreou (S&D, Greece), address a Letter to Commissioners Henna Virkkunen and Glenn Micallef on defending the rights of artists and creators facing the challenges of generative artificial intelligence and digital platforms, on the initiative of Laurence Farreng, who, along with Marcos Ros Sempere and Bogdan Zdrojewski, co-organised the "Meet The Authors" event on 29/1, at the European Parliament, along with GESAC.

Joint letter to Vice-President Virkkunen and Commissioner Micallef on the draft AI Code of Practice

Wednesday, 19 February 2025

On 17 February 2025, various authors' and performers' representative organisations, including ECSA, wrote to EU Vice-President Virkkunen and Commissioner Micallef to address the shortcomings of the AI Code of Practice to ensure that authors' and performers' rights and remuneration are respected. The AI Office is currently tasked with the critical responsibility of successfully finalizing the ‘General-Purpose AI Code of Practice’ by May 2025. Read the letter below.

New extension of AUTODIA - ​​KEEE cooperation: Music, enterpreneurship and authors' rights in balance

Thursday, 13 February 2025

A new extension to the joint Cooperation Agreement was signed on January 24, 2025 by AUTODIA and the Union of Hellenic Chambers of Commerce (KEEE), which concerns the issuance of the public performance license by businesses that play music. The businesses - members of the Chambers that will agree to the agreement's terms, benefit from discounts and debt arrangements, always within the framework of mutual respect and good faith between the two entities. 

Eleonora Meleti to the Commission: "Artificial intelligence must not undermine creation and the creators' rights in the music industry"

Wednesday, 05 February 2025

EPP MEP Eleonora Meleti has tabled a question to the European Commission, asking for clear commitments to protect creators’ rights against the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the music industry. As she pointed out, the use of AI in music production poses serious risks, both for the fair remuneration of artists and for Europe’s cultural diversity, while also threatening human creativity itself.

Dimitris Tsiodras to the Commission: Cultural creation at risk

We need better protection of creators from the challenges of artificial intelligence

Monday, 03 February 2025

Measures to protect creators and ensure that GenAI companies comply with EU copyright law are requested by Dimitris Tsiodras, in a question to the European Commission. The MEP and spokesperson for the New Democracy's eurogroup stresses that the development of this technology “creates significant challenges for the creative industries.