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Our international commitment to performers
Spedidam is proud to defend performers’ rights and interests, which are now increasingly shaped by European and international regulations. To actively contribute to the development of a solid, protective framework, we have co-founded several organisations, including AEPO-ARTIS, IMARA and SCAPR.
AEPO-ARTIS (Association of European Performers’ Organisations) is a European association founded in 1994, which brings together more than 40 collective management organisations for performers’ rights and is particularly active in European and international discussions – whether in Brussels, at WIPO or elsewhere. Together with AEPO-ARTIS, we work to promote, develop, and protect performers’ rights and cultural diversity, and raise awareness among politicians of the importance of collective management.
Founded in 2025, IMARA (International Music Performers Rights Alliance) is a global association uniting performers’ rights management organisations committed to providing a joint response to the challenges posed by new ways of using recordings. IMARA is therefore calling on WIPO, decision-makers, and stakeholders in the cultural industry to develop a framework appropriate to the digital world that guarantees performers appropriate remuneration for the use of their sound or audiovisual performances on streaming platforms or by artificial intelligence tools.
SCAPR (Societies Council for the Administration of Performers Rights) is an organisation that has united over 60 collective management organisations from around the world since 1986. SCAPR promotes their bilateral relations, harmonises the professional standards that bind them, and establishes shared tools such as international databases for identifying artists (IPD) and recordings (VRDB). These systems ensure a fairer, more transparent, and more efficient distribution of remuneration owed to performers internationally.
Through our involvement in these organisations, we affirm our ongoing commitment to guarantee the protection of performers’ rights and interests, both in Europe and internationally. This commitment reflects our desire to raise public awareness of the value of their contributions to cultural diversity and the legitimacy of ensuring fair remuneration for their work and talent, both today and for future generations.