Mobilisation générale des artiste européens de la musique qui interpellent Bruxelles pour corriger le Value Gap

President Jean-Claude Juncker European Commission Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat 200 1049 Brussels Belgium Wednesday, 29 June 2016 Re. Securing a sustainable future for the European music sector Dear President Juncker, As recording artists and songwriters from across Europe and artists who regularly perform in Europe, ǁĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞůLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ǀĂůƵĞ ŽĨ ŵƵƐŝĐ͘ DƵƐŝĐ ŝƐ ĨƵŶĚĂŵĞŶƚĂů ƚŽ ƵƌŽƉĞ͛Ɛ ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͘ /ƚ ĞŶƌŝĐŚĞƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͛Ɛ ůŝǀĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶƚůLJ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĞƐ͘ This is a pivotal moment for music. Consumption is exploding. Fans are listening to more music than ever before. Consumers have unprecedented opportunities to access the music they love, whenever and wherever they want to do so. Ƶƚ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ŝƐ ũĞŽƉĂƌĚŝƐĞĚ ďLJ Ă ƐƵďƐƚĂŶƚŝĂů ͞ǀĂůƵĞ ŐĂƉ͟ ĐĂƵƐĞĚ ďLJ ƵƐĞƌ ƵƉůŽĂĚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ 'ŽŽŐůĞ͛Ɛ zŽƵdƵďĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ƵŶĨĂŝƌůLJ ƐŝƉŚŽŶŝŶŐ ǀĂůƵĞ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŵƵƐŝĐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐ ĂƌƚŝƐƚƐ and songwriters. dŚŝƐ ƐŝƚƵĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ũƵƐƚ ŚĂƌŵŝŶŐ ƚŽĚĂLJ͛Ɛ ƌĞĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ĂƌƚŝƐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŽŶŐǁƌŝƚĞƌƐ͘ /ƚ ƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶƐ ƚŚĞsurvival of the next generation of creators too, and the viability and the diversity of their work. The value gap undermines the rights and revenues of those who create, invest in and own music, and distorts the market place.