European Composer and Songwriter Alliance
Budget
€100 — €0
EP Access
3
accredited persons
Staff
4
2 FTE
EU Grants
€215,368
Mission & Goals
ECSA’s main aim is to defend and promote the rights and interests of composers and songwriters at national, European and international level. The Alliance's goals include: - reinforce the perception of cultural and economic value of music in Europe and the world; - encourage European and international policy makers and regulators to support the creation of new and diverse music; - defend and promote the development of authors’ rights, copyright, and fair remuneration and defend the collective management of authors’ rights; - improve inclusiveness and diversity, including the conditions and advancement of women and non-binary composers and songwriters in the music industry; - support policies for a more sustainable music sector and measures to reduce the environmental impact of music industry practices; - support fair working conditions for all composers and songwriters to promote social and economic development of music creation in Europe.
EU Legislative Interests
The main EU initiatives followed by ECSA are proposals and policies related to authors' rights/copyright, as well as policies related to the music sector and, more broadly, the cultural and creative sectors. ECSA remains active in stakeholder consultations and professional meetings organised by the European Commission (particularly DG CNECT and DG EAC) and in the European Parliament (particularly in the CULT, JURI and IMCO Committees). ECSA has been very much involved in the EU 2019 CDSM Directive and in all discussions related to the fair remuneration of authors.
Communication Activities
ECSA Position paper on Music Streaming - July 2023 https://composeralliance.org/media/1380-ecsa-report-music-streaming-and-its-impact-on-music-authors-.pdf Conference on the implementation of the 2019 Copyright Directive - 23 June 2022 https://composeralliance.org/news/2022/6/conference-on-the-implementation-of-the-2019-eu-copyright-directive/ ECSA-GESAC roundtable on buyout contracts - 8 November 2022 https://composeralliance.org/media/896-online-version-booklet-on-buyouts.pdf ECSA's joint letter to MEPs on AI and the EU AI Act - July 2024 https://composeralliance.org/news/2024/7/joint-letter-to-members-of-the-european-parliament-on-the-impact-of-artificial-intelligence-on-the-european-creative-community/ ECSA's Joint letter to the European Parliament's JURI Committee on the upcoming own-initiative report on copyright and generative AI https://composeralliance.org/news/2025/6/joint-letter-to-the-european-parliament-s-juri-committee-on-the-upcoming-own-initiative-report-on-copyright-and-generative-ai/ Activity report 2022-Early 2023 https://composeralliance.org/media/1297-ecsa-activity-report-2022-early-2023.pdf Activity report 2023-Early 2024 https://composeralliance.org/media/1595-ecsa-activity-report-2023-early-2024.pdf Activity report 2024-Early 2025 https://composeralliance.org/media/1846-ecsa-activity-report-2024-early-2025.pdf Joint letter to the European Parliament’s CULT Committee on the upcoming own-initiative report “Cultural and creative sectors in the age of AI” (March 2026) https://composeralliance.org/media/2063-joint-letter-to-the-eps-cult-committee-on-the-upcoming-report-cultural-an.pdf Joint call for a strong budget and an ambitious sectoral approach for music within the future AgoraEU programme (February 2026) https://composeralliance.org/media/2062-joint-call-for-a-strong-budget-and-an-ambitious-sectoral-approach-for-music.pdf
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
International Music Council (IMC) European Music Council (EMC) World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Observatory
Organisation Members
https://composeralliance.org/about/our-members/
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.