News Media Europe Simplification of collective management for press publishers

News Media Europe reacted to policy questionnaire that the Polish Presidency circulated on the challenges facing collective management organisations (CMOs). Collective management is a crucial topic for European press publishers in order to increase their bargaining power vis-a-vis big tech and now AI companies. As part of the European Commission’s competitiveness and simplification agenda, there is merit in facilitating access to collective management for press publishers who need it, across Europe.

This paper addresses three key issues:

Facilitating the creation and operation of CMOs
Introducing a final offer arbitration for the enforcement of the press publisher right
Supporting CMOs in the development of a licensing market for artificial intelligence

Contact:

aurore.raoux@newsmediaeurope.eu