An impressive debut for EDEM after its first sixty days of operation!
An impressive debut for EDEM after its first sixty days of operation!
EDEM paves the way for a new era in intellectual copyrights and collective management, with creativity, speed and accountability.
Repertoire
An increasing number of creators, rightsholders and publishers, trust their work to the “Union of Rightsholders EDEM”. From the first days of its operation, EDEM has attracted most of the Greek music repertoire as well as oreign music works by international and Greek music authors. So far EDEM’s database hosts about 2,000,000 Greek songs , a number that is constantly growing at a rapid pace.
Distribution of Rights
Following the completion of migration of EYED’s data to EDEM , payments to rightsholders against the last distribution made by EYED to its beneficiaries ,is scheduled to be undertaken by EDEM until the end of September.
The first distribution of rights by EDEM will take place in January 2021.
Documentation System
The process of documentation, important for the licensing of musical uses and for a fair and correct distribution of rights, is being carried out by EDEM with the help of new and technologically advanced tools which are fully compatible with international standards.
Public Performances
The experienced and specially trained network of staff and local associates of EDEM have started, under difficult market conditions ,licensing users and collecting royalties for the use of the Greek and foreign music repertoire represented by EDEM .
Licensing of television broadcasters of musical works
Negotiations with representatives of private television broadcasters are underway for the conclusion of licensing agreements between EDEM and individual channels that would expedite the collection of rights from television broadcasting .
Offices
In a few days, EDEM will inaugurate the three-storey offices, which will be its new headquarters at 7 Papadiamantopoulou Street, in a building across the Theater Ilisia and next to the metro station, at the Megaro Moussikis station.
Rightsholders, creators and authors, who are interested in becoming members of EDEM, can contact the relevant members’ department.
