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The Director General of CISAC (International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers), Olivier Hinnewinkel, has invited SPA’s President, José Jorge Letria, to chair the European Committee of this international confederation headquartered in Paris. The invitation has been accepted and the position will be occupied together with, and without detriment to, the other posts currently […]

On the initiative of the Portuguese Society of Authors, and with the support of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the international seminar entitled “Copyright’s Importance in the New Cultural Markets of Portuguese-Speaking Countries” will take place on December 5-6 in Lisbon, at the Millennium BCP Auditorium (Rua do Ouro, 130).  Portuguese and foreign key figures

 Last 26 March, SPA’s Board of Directors unanimously approved the cooperative’s new organizational chart, which makes its operation more agile and transparent, and better able to answer the needs of its cooperative members. Above all, it allows for a modernization which is essential in a company that needs to be prepared for the huge present

A delegation of the Copyright Agency of Azerbaijan, comprised of two of its senior staff members, has visited SPA to acquire a more direct knowledge of the Portuguese copyright management reality, namely in what concerns the way SPA is organized and operates, as well its relationship with the respective supervisory entity. This visit took place

SPA’s President of the Board & CEO, Mr. José Jorge Letria, was elected last May 10th in Brussels for the newly created Board of the European Grouping of Societies of Authors and Composers (GESAC). This new governing body is composed of nine leaders of other European author’s societies. Therefore, besides SPA’s CEO it includes top

TVI 24 is already recording the first episodes of the “Autores”(Authors) show’s new season, which will be aired this month on a date and time to be announced. The program, which is under the responsability of SPA and this TV station, is hosted by Paulo Sérgio Santos, who has already been SPA’s voice and face

Message from Director General Francis Gurry World Intellectual Property Day is an opportunity to celebrate the contribution that intellectual property makes to innovation and cultural creation – and the immense good that these two social phenomena bring to the world. It is an opportunity to create greater understanding about the role of intellectual property as

On April 19th and 20th, the annual general meeting of CISAC’s (International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers) European Committee took place at the Hotel Altis, in Lisbon. The European Committee is one of CISAC’s main regional bodies and it issues the guidelines of  the Confederation’s policy for the European territory. This Committee coordinates

SPA’s Board of Directors presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Mr. Mário Soares for his work as a book author, namely for Incursões Literárias (Literary Incursions) or the recent Um Político Assume-se (Proud to Be a Politician). SPA’s Board has also highlighted the award winner’s contribution to increase the value of culture in Portugal, which

The International Authors Award has been given to the Spanish director and screenplay writer, Imanol Uribe. He is the author of, among other works, the movie El rey pasmado (The Dumbfounded King), which received several Goya awards. This movie is based on a novel by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester. Imanol Uribe, who has also already been