AER 2013 Conference – 27/02/13 – European Parliament – Brussels

AER 2013 CONFERENCE – FEBRUARY 27TH – EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT – BRUSSELS AER RECALLS THAT COMMERCIAL RADIO IS MAINLY LOCAL AND REGIONAL, DELIVERS SERVICES OF GENERAL INTEREST AND REQUIRES EASIER LICENSING FOR THE USE OF MUSIC / L’AER RAPPELLE QUE LA RADIO PRIVEE EST UN MEDIA PRINCIPALMENET LOCAL ET REGIONAL, QU’ELLE OFFRE DES SERVICES D’INTERET GENERAL […]

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AER Position on Gambling Advertising – 2013

2013 – AER ONE-PAGER ON GAMBLING ADVERTISING Commercially funded radio depends almost 100% on advertising: adding advertising restrictions equates to fewer and poorer free-to-air programmes. Introducing information messages in radio advertising is not the appropriate tool to enable improved consumer information, in order to allow well-informed purchase decisions. In the particular case of gambling, advertising […]

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Review of the Existing Legislation on VAT Reduced Rates – AER Comments

04 January 2013 – AER COMMENTS ON THE REVIEW OF THE EXISTING LEGISLATION ON VAT REDUCED RATES The Association of European Radios (AER) is a Europe-wide trade body representing the interests of over 4,500 commercially-funded radio stations across the EU27 and in Switzerland. AER is located at: Association Européenne des Radios 76, av. d’Auderghem, 1040 […]

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Joint Declaration on Signal Piracy By The World Broadcasting Unions

2013 – JOINT DECLARATION ON SIGNAL PIRACY BY THE WORLD BROADCASTING UNIONS In September the World Broadcasting Unions signed a declaration urging WIPO-Member governments to build on their constructive engagement through the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) and request the General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO): – to prioritise […]

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CUP Common Concerns on Directive on Collective Rights Management

2013 – CUP COMMON CONCERNS ON DIRECTIVE ON COLLECTIVE RIGHTS MANAGEMENT The Copyright Users’ Platform (CUP) is a forum for informal dialogue between representative organisations of major copyright users. CUP members meet regularly to discuss EU copyright policy and have actively debated the recent European Commission proposal for a Directive on collective rights management. Building […]

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Copyright Users And Consumers Propose Standards For Sounder And More Efficient CRM in EU

BRUSSELS, June 6th, 2012 COPYRIGHT USERS AND CONSUMERS PROPOSE STANDARDS FOR SOUNDER AND MORE EFFICIENT COLLECTIVE RIGHTS MANAGEMENT IN EUROPE Major copyrights users and the European Consumer Organisation are glad to present today a cross-sector agreement on a detailed set of principles which will enable sounder and more efficient management of copyrights for users and […]

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Creative Europe – Why radio should be also be included in the MEDIA Programme

April 2012 – CREATIVE EUROPE – WHY RADIO SHOULD BE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE MEDIA PROGRAMME AER is located at: Association Européenne des Radios 76, av. d’Auderghem, 1040 Brussels, Belgium AER’s Interest Representative Register ID Number is 6822083232-32. I. Introduction Radio is by nature a local, regional or national medium, and there is no radio-tailored […]

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