On cultural diversity and the conditions for authors in the European music streaming market
CULT-PR-750068
Committee on Culture and Education · Rapporteur: Ibán García Del Blanco
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This draft report by Parliament's Committee on Culture and Education calls for a fair and sustainable EU music streaming ecosystem that promotes cultural diversity and corrects revenue imbalances harming authors and performers.¶¶ It asks the Commission to propose a legal framework ensuring prominence and discoverability of European works, with diversity indicators, monitoring and possible quotas.¶¶¶ It calls for ethical use of AI, transparency of algorithms and recommendation systems, an 'AI-generated' label, and fair remuneration for authors whose works train AI.¶¶¶ It urges better metadata and identification of authors, condemns payola schemes, and asks the Commission to consider a European music observatory and a structured stakeholder dialogue.¶¶¶
Committee position. The rapporteur proposes that Parliament call for a fair and sustainable music streaming ecosystem, a legal framework for prominence of European works, ethical AI use, better metadata and author remuneration, and a European music observatory.¶¶¶
Key points
- Stresses the need to create a fair and sustainable ecosystem for music streaming in the EU that promotes cultural diversity and corrects imbalances threatening the sector.¶
- Highlights that all actors in the music streaming value chain need to engage and make changes for a fair and sustainable ecosystem.¶
- Notes with concern that current revenue allocation disfavours authors and performers and puts their professional sustainability at risk.¶
- Emphasises that authors' key role should be reflected through greater visibility and a more balanced distribution of streaming revenues.¶
- Calls for improved identification of authors through comprehensive and accurate metadata from creation, and for all music industry players to intensify efforts on metadata allocation.¶¶
- Stresses the need to raise awareness, especially among young authors, of accurate metadata identification.¶
- Condemns payola schemes that force authors to accept lower revenues for greater visibility, which often remains unfulfilled.¶
- Notes strong competition with a few dominant global players and recalls the need for rapid implementation of the Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act.¶
- Calls on the Commission to propose a legal framework for prominence and discoverability of European works, including diversity indicators, regular monitoring and reporting, and reflection on possible quotas.¶¶¶
- Calls for ethical use of AI, transparency of algorithms and recommendation systems of very large platforms to prevent streaming fraud and fake artists, and an 'AI-generated' label for AI-generated music.¶¶¶
- Emphasises that authors whose works have been used to train AI-generating applications should receive fair remuneration.¶
- Calls on the Commission to consider setting up a European music observatory and to establish a structured dialogue between stakeholders.¶¶
Who is affected
- Authors, composers, songwriters and performers, who should get better identification, visibility and remuneration.¶¶¶
- Music streaming platforms, which would face transparency, prominence and possible quota obligations.¶¶¶
- The Commission, which is asked to propose legal frameworks, consider an observatory and establish a dialogue.¶¶
- Music industry players, who are called to improve metadata and engage in the value chain.¶¶
- Young authors, who should be made aware of accurate metadata identification.¶
Figures and deadlines
- up to 300 million tracks available on streaming platforms¶
Legal basis: Article 167 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union¶