Geert De Blaere & Michel Lambot represented BIMA members at the IMPALA board meeting in Vienna early this month. Here is some of topics discussed during the meeting :

• The secretariat to monitor the outcome of streaming tax debate in France while generally supporting tax credits across Europe.
• IMPALA to investigate a possible study on added value to the sector of tax credits.
• Streaming reform group and management committee to agree terms for an economic streaming study Chris Carey.
• Management committee to request clarity from Deezer, prepare a note for members on their deal with UMG referring updated streaming plan, and a statement.
• Emerging tech and copyright committee to produce a public position on AI to capitalise on commercial opportunities and support a strong copyright framework.
• Members to not count digital in their carbon accounting.