GAVA Executive Committee Meets with WIPO to Strengthen Cooperation on Actors’ Rights

The Executive Committee of GAVA, along with its Director, recently held a high-level meeting at WIPO to explore areas of collaboration in advancing the rights of audiovisual performers and their collective management organizations (CMOs). The discussion focused on strategies to promote and strengthen performers’ rights, particularly in Africa, South-East Asia, and the Middle East, where […]

GAVA Advocates for Actors’ Rights at WIPO-ARIPO Regional Seminar in Harare

GAVA participated in the WIPO-ARIPO Regional Seminar titled “Copyright: A Driver of the Creative Economy“, held in Harare from November 26 to 28, 2024. The event brought together copyright offices from more than twenty African countries, as well as representatives from various sectors of the creative industry, to discuss the role of copyright in fostering […]

Strengthening Performers’ Rights in Africa: GAVA’s Participation in the 3rd African Regional Seminar on Copyright and Related Rights in the Audiovisual Sector

The 3rd African Regional Seminar on Copyright and Related Rights in the Audiovisual Sector, jointly organized in Lusaka on September 11 and 12, 2024 by ARIPO and GAVA, in cooperation with WIPO, and the Zambian Copyright Office (PACRA), marked another significant step in advancing the recognition, protection, and collective management of audiovisual performers’ rights in […]