Groupement Européen des Sociétés d'Auteurs et Compositeurs
GESAC
Créé en décembre 1990, le GESAC regroupe 32 des plus importantes sociétés d'auteurs de l'Union Européenne, de Norvège, de Suisse et d'Islande.
Lobbying Activity
Meeting with Laurence Farreng (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
20 Nov 2025 · Participation à l'assemblée générale de l'organisation
Meeting with Laurence Farreng (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and IMPALA Association Internationale AISBL
21 Oct 2025 · IA générative et droit d'auteur
Meeting with Ioan-Dragos Tudorache (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné)
23 Sept 2025 · Discussion on the implementation of the AI Act
Meeting with Emmanuelle Du Chalard (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology)
22 Sept 2025 · Exchange of views on copyright
Meeting with Miguel Gil Tertre (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez), Sean Mernagh (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez)
2 Jul 2025 · Code of Practice under the AI Act for General Purpose AI developers
Meeting with Sandro Ruotolo (Member of the European Parliament)
30 Jun 2025 · AI act and code of practice
Meeting with Laurence Farreng (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
18 Jun 2025 · IA générative
Meeting with Pascal Arimont (Member of the European Parliament)
21 May 2025 · AI and copyright issues for composers and authors
Meeting with Emmanuelle Du Chalard (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and Société des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Editeurs de Musique
6 May 2025 · Exchange of views on copyright policy
Meeting with Emmanuelle Du Chalard (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology)
24 Mar 2025 · Exchange of views on copyright policy
Meeting with Sandro Ruotolo (Member of the European Parliament)
16 Jan 2025 · AI impact on cultural sector, analysis of AI code of practice
Meeting with Laurence Farreng (Member of the European Parliament)
15 Jan 2025 · Organisation d'un événement futur
Meeting with René Repasi (Member of the European Parliament)
24 Sept 2024 · AI, digital agenda, copyright, and culture
Meeting with Laurence Farreng (Member of the European Parliament) and EUROCINEMA, Association de producteurs de cinéma et de télévision
17 Sept 2024 · Priorités du nouveau mandat
Meeting with José Cepeda (Member of the European Parliament)
3 Sept 2024 · Priorities current term
Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
17 Jan 2024 · Artificial Intelligence
Meeting with João Albuquerque (Member of the European Parliament)
25 Oct 2023 · European Creators
Response to Initiative on virtual worlds, such as metaverse
3 May 2023
Meeting with Salima Yenbou (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
22 Mar 2023 · CULT Report on an EU framework for the social and professional situation of artists and workers in the cultural and creative sectors
Meeting with Laurence Farreng (Member of the European Parliament)
15 Mar 2023 · Streaming Musical
Response to Recommendation on fighting against online piracy of live content
10 Feb 2023
Meeting with Laurence Farreng (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
23 Jun 2022 · Rémunération des auteurs et jeu vidéo
Meeting with Laurence Farreng (Member of the European Parliament)
15 Jun 2022 · Rencontre avec des travailleurs ukrainiens du secteur de la culture
Meeting with Agnieszka Skonieczna (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)
3 Feb 2022 · Recovery of the culture and creative ecosystem, buy-out issue and music streaming market.
Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager) and
15 Feb 2021 · Presentation of a study on the economic and social importance of the cultural and creative industries (CCIs), Copyright Directive, DSA, DMA
Meeting with Alina-Stefania Ujupan (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager) and
27 Jan 2021 · Main challenges and priorities for Cultural and Creative Industries to overcome the crisis and allow for the sector to help rebuilding the European economy at large
Meeting with Dubravka Šuica (Vice-President)
26 Jan 2021 · Conference on the Future of Europe
Meeting with Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)
26 Jan 2021 · the impact of the crisis on the cultural sector
Meeting with Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President) and
26 Jan 2021 · Rebuilding Europe: The cultural and creative economy before and after COVID-19
Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and
26 Jan 2021 · Exchange on COVID-19 impact on culture and creative sector
Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President)
26 Jan 2021 · Discussion on effects of COVID19 crisis to the cultural and creative sectors; EU's support for culture and creative sectors, including Recovery and Resilience Facility
Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and
26 Jan 2021 · Meeting on the impact of Covid-19 on the creative and cultural sector.
Meeting with Agnieszka Skonieczna (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)
20 Nov 2020 · Exchange on implementation of the Copyright directive
Meeting with Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)
25 Jun 2020 · Role of authors’ societies in the cultural and creative sectors
Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
15 May 2019 · Copyright
Meeting with Manuel Mateo Goyet (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)
17 Jan 2019 · Copyright
Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
13 Dec 2018 · Copyright
Meeting with Manuel Mateo Goyet (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)
3 Sept 2018 · Copyright
Meeting with Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner) and International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers
6 Mar 2018 · Copyright
Meeting with Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)
31 Jan 2018 · Copyright
Meeting with Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)
22 Jan 2018 · Copyright, value gap
Meeting with Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)
8 Mar 2017 · Copyright
Meeting with Pauline Rouch (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)
6 Dec 2016 · Digital Single Market
Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and
5 Sept 2016 · Freedom of panorama, copyright
Meeting with Eduard Hulicius (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová) and European Visual Artists
5 Sept 2016 · Copyright reform
Meeting with Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics)
31 Aug 2016 · Copyright reform
Meeting with Eduard Hulicius (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová)
18 Jul 2016 · Copyright reform
Meeting with Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics)
13 Jul 2016 · Digital Single Market
Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner) and
8 Jul 2016 · Value gap
Meeting with Anna Herold (Digital Economy)
4 Jul 2016 · copyright
Meeting with Fabrice Comptour (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)
1 Jul 2016 · droits d'auteurs
Meeting with Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics)
13 Jun 2016 · Copyright - Digital Single Market
Meeting with Lucie Mattera (Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici)
4 May 2016 · Copyright policy in light of the new developments
Meeting with Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)
5 Jan 2016 · copyright
Meeting with Friedrich Wenzel Bulst (Cabinet of Commissioner Margrethe Vestager)
17 Dec 2015 · Copyright reform under the Digital Single Market strategy
Meeting with Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip) and
5 Nov 2015 · copyright, Panorama exception
Meeting with Anna Herold (Digital Economy)
15 Oct 2015 · copyright
Meeting with Pauline Rouch (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)
13 Oct 2015 · Digital Single Market
Meeting with Lucie Mattera (Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici)
6 Oct 2015 · Droits d'auteur
Meeting with Adrienn Kiraly (Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics)
22 Sept 2015 · Copyright
Meeting with Fabrice Comptour (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)
16 Jul 2015 · Digital agenda, copyright
Meeting with Nele Eichhorn (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)
30 Jun 2015 · DSM and copyright
Meeting with Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)
29 May 2015 · Copyright
Meeting with Xavier Prats Monné (Director-General Education, Youth, Sport and Culture)
18 Mar 2015 · Discussion related on copyright
Meeting with Adrienn Kiraly (Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics)
4 Feb 2015 · Copyright
Meeting with Robert Madelin (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)
29 Jan 2015 · Digital Single Market/Copyright
Meeting with Anna Herold (Digital Economy)
21 Jan 2015 · Copyright
Meeting with Pauline Rouch (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)
19 Jan 2015 · Digital Single Market
Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
2 Dec 2014 · Presentation of study
Meeting with Tibor Navracsics (Commissioner) and
2 Dec 2014 · Exchange of views and priorities for the culture sector 2015