Agenda:

• Approval of the agenda and rules of procedure of the general meeting;
• Overview of the board’s activities and CEO’s speech;
• Approval of the audit committee report;
• Approval of the 2024 financial report and transparency report;
• Presentation and approval of the 2025 budget;
• Approval of the auditor
• Confirmation of the commission fees for royalties collected and distributed through EAÜ;
• Proposals to amend the Statutes of EAÜ;
• Proposal to amend the general terms of the EAÜ membership agreement
• Other topics.

EAÜ member can also vote for one absent member at the general meeting on the basis of the relevant power of attorney. If an EAÜ member is not able to participate in the general meeting in person, he/she can give a simple written authorization to participate and vote in the general meeting to his representative, who can be another EAÜ member. Since each EAÜ member can only vote for one absent member, we ask you to agree on your representation with some EAÜ member in good time and give him/her the corresponding power of attorney. The appropriate form can be downloaded, for example, HERE.

Persons who have received a power of attorney from another EAÜ member to act as a representative at the general meeting, please forward said power of attorney to the EAÜ e-mail address eau@eau.org.

All members can read the materials on the agenda of the general meeting on the EAÜ website HERE.

NB! The event will be photographed and the photos will be used on EAÜ’s website and social media.

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We will publish the agenda and materials of the meeting no later than 2 weeks before the meeting on the EAÜ website.

All EAÜ members are invited to participate.

Please take an identity document (ID card, passport) with you to the meeting.

Each member has one vote at the general meeting.

EAÜ member can also vote for one absent member at the general meeting on the basis of the relevant power of attorney. If an EAÜ member is not able to participate in the general meeting in person, he/she can give a simple written authorization to participate and vote in the general meeting to his/hers representative, who can be another EAÜ member.
Persons who have received a power of attorney from another EAÜ member to act as a representative at the general meeting, please forward said power of attorney to the EAÜ e-mail address eau@eau.org by Friday May 31 at the latest.

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Agenda:

• Approval of the agenda and rules of procedure of the general meeting;
• Overview of the board’s activities and CEO’s speech;
• Approval of the audit committee report;
• Approval of the 2023 financial report and transparency report;
• Presentation and approval of the 2024 budget;
• Approval of the auditor
• Confirmation of the commission fees for royalties collected and distributed through EAÜ;
• Amendment of the distribution policy regarding dispute resolution procedures;
• Introduction of the author portal (information);
• Other topics.

EAÜ member can also vote for one absent member at the general meeting on the basis of the relevant power of attorney. If an EAÜ member is not able to participate in the general meeting in person, he/she can give a simple written authorization to participate and vote in the general meeting to his representative, who can be another EAÜ member. Since each EAÜ member can only vote for one absent member, we ask you to agree on your representation with some EAÜ member in good time and give him/her the corresponding power of attorney. The appropriate form can be downloaded, for example, HERE.

Persons who have received a power of attorney from another EAÜ member to act as a representative at the general meeting, please forward said power of attorney to the EAÜ e-mail address eau@eau.org.

All members can read the materials on the agenda of the general meeting on the EAÜ website HERE.

NB! The event will be photographed and the photos will be used on EAÜ’s website and social media.

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The development of AI systems is enabled by the use of great volumes of existing text and data, including copyrighted musical works and works of visual arts. EAÜ welcomes technological innovation and new ways and methods for composers and artists to express themselves, but novel opportunities cannot arise at the expense of the creators.

Therefore, EAÜ expressly reserves the right to engage in text and data mining the works represented by EAÜ in accordance with Section 19²(2) of the Estonian Copyright Act implementing article 4 of Directive (EU) 2019/790. With this decision, EAÜ, like many authors’ societies across Europe, wants to safeguard its members’ right to fair remuneration.

EAÜ also calls policymakers to quickly work towards a conclusive regulatory framework that provides more transparency and protects the rights of the creators in the situation where vast amounts of copyrighted data and text are already used to train AI systems without permission of right holders.

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During the support round, EAÜ evaluated 86 applications, which covered various areas including commissioning new musical compositions, creating new musical works in various collaborative initiatives, and producing and recording music in both audio and video formats.

You can find the complete list of supported projects HERE.

The applications were reviewed by a 5-member commission, consisting of Liina Saar, Liisa Hirsch, Bert Prikenfeld, Jaan-Eik Tulve, and Marko Mägi.

The commission’s work was overseen by Jaan Jaago, a non-voting member of the board.

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We will publish the agenda and materials of the meeting no later than 2 weeks before the meeting on the EAÜ website.

All EAÜ members are invited to participate.

Please take an identity document (ID card, passport) with you to the meeting.

Each member has one vote at the general meeting.

EAÜ member can also vote for one absent member at the general meeting on the basis of the relevant power of attorney. If an EAÜ member is not able to participate in the general meeting in person, he/she can give a simple written authorization to participate and vote in the general meeting to his/hers representative, who can be another EAÜ member.
Persons who have received a power of attorney from another EAÜ member to act as a representative at the general meeting, please forward said power of attorney to the EAÜ e-mail address eau@eau.org by Friday May 3 at the latest.

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During the support round, 79 applications were reviewed in the following areas:

• Commissioning of new music compositions.
• Creation of new music works through various collaborative initiatives.
• Production and recording of music compositions in both audio and video formats.

The list of grant recipients along with project names can be found HERE.

The applications were reviewed by a 5-member committee composed of: Liina Saar, Bert Prikenfeld, Jaan-Eik Tulve, Marko Mägi, and Konstantin Tsõbulevski. The committee’s work was coordinated by non-voting board member Jaan Jaago.

In summary, it can be said that EAÜ’s autumn support round has been a successful step in enriching and developing the Estonian music landscape. We are eagerly looking forward to the results of these projects and their impact on our music culture.

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It was exciting to see how AKKA/LAA uses the IT solution AVIS, which is developed by AKKA/LAA itself. This program is for authors and users of music that gathers the information of different authors, their repertoires and users of their works into one system. We also discussed cooperation opportunities with other partners such as ICE, PRS, Mint, STIM and others.

The representatives of the Lithuanian Authors’ Society LATGA joined us for dinner, unfortunately they could not make it to the daytime seminar due to a flight cancellation. However, discussions continued at the dinner table regarding the involvement of authors and the use of music, so we also briefly learned about the focus topics of the Lithuanian society. For example, LATGA recently organized the “Cultural Night” event with a focus on authors. Lithuanian capital city Vilnius celebrated its 700th birthday and for the event, LATGA built a temporary “house of authors” without a roof and walls, where more than 40 authors presented their creations.

“Although we are separate societies with our own specificities and cultural spaces, we are all open to cooperation. The experience of Nordic societies shows that cooperation and information exchange helps to make the work of small societies more effective.” says Estonian Authors` Society CEO Mati Kaalep.

Latvian Authors` Society CEO Inese Paklone says: “It was great to see everybody in flesh – a rare chance for us, LATGA and EAÜ! As to AKKA/LAA, we were happy to have our Ieva’s presentation too – most departments use just their respective and specific “chambers” of AVIS (joint information system of AKKA/LAA), and here it suddenly was in all its glory. Also, we did appreciate the value of live conversation and exchange of experience. Must repeat that.”

“It is always a pleasure to meet with our colleagues from sister societies, AKKA/LAA and EAÜ. It’s very important for us to keep in touch, since we all go through same obstacles, regarding licensing and distribution. We value our long-lasting relationships and appreciate every opportunity to meet and learn from each other,” added Lithuanian Authors` Society CEO Laura Baškevičienė from her side.

Latvian Authors` Society AKKA/LAA represents the authors of music, literature, art and audiovisual works and the use of these works. AKKA/LAA also collects private copying fees and distributes them to the owners of related rights. In addition, Latvian Authors` Society distributes fees for the public rental of literary works and manages the resale of works of art. AKKA/LAA has 5950 members. In 2022 the society collected 8,5 million euros in royalties (including private copying fees). AKKA/LAA has 31 employees.

Lithuanian Authors` Society LATGA also represents the authors of musical, literary, visual, drama and audiovisual works and the use of these works. As of the end of 2022, 6181 members belong to LATGA. In 2022, the society collected 9  million euros in royalties. LATGA has 37 employees.

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