Subject: INVITATION - 5 May 2026 - Conference "7 Years on...Assessing the Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive”
From: "Karin Petrickova" <[email-masked]>
To: "Aepo Artis" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:31:00 +0300

Good afternoon,

AEPO-ARTIS is pleased to invite you to a full-day conference titled "7
Years On… Assessing the Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive”,
taking place at the Thon
<https://www.google.com/maps/place/Thon+Hotel+EU/@50.8439717,4.3727406,17z
/data=!4m9!3m8!1s0x47c3c56984138fe3:0x1e9223f35e6deec2!5m2!4m1!1i2!8m2!3d5
0.8439717!4d4.3753209!16s%2Fg%2F11s9jl7301?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDQwOC4w
IKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D>  Hotel EU in Brussels on Tuesday, 5 May 2026.

As the European Commission undertakes its evaluation of the 2019 CDSM
Directive, this timely event will bring together key voices to reflect on
its implementation—particularly the provisions under Chapter 3 aimed at
ensuring fair remuneration for authors and performers across Member
States. The conference will explore how these rules are working in
practice, focusing on the effectiveness of its implementation and what
they mean for our performing artists.

The programme will also feature the presentation of the AEPO-ARTIS report,
“Acting Fairly?”, examining the Directive’s impact on actors.

The conference will bring together a high-level audience and a broad range
of distinguished speakers from European institutions, policymaking,
industry, AEPO-ARTIS member organisations and the artistic community,
including Emmanuelle Du Chalard (European Commission), MEP Maria Guzenina
(S&D, Finland), Nóirín Ní Earcáin (Irish Copyright Office), Michael Schack
(Belgian musician) and Ibán García Del Blanco (Lasker, former Member of
the European Parliament), with additional speakers to be announced.

The event will begin at 09:30 and conclude around 16:45, with a light
lunch provided.

A draft programme is available here
<https://www.aepo-artis.org/7-years-on-assessing-the-copyright-in-the-digi
tal-single-market-directive/>  and the final programme will follow
shortly. In the meantime, we kindly invite you to register and confirm
your attendance via
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeshA20048Hs2OIgcFMLhMuLyFxei9q7
7WSTeJC6s9Z1FSyWg/viewform?usp=publish-editor>  this link.

We very much hope you can join us for what promises to be an engaging and
insightful discussion.

With kind regards,

AEPO-ARTIS Secretariat