FIM Surveys Status of the artist International surveys FIM report for the Unesco congress concerning the status of the artist (june 1997) FIM-FIA joint manifesto on the status of the artist (March 2009) Other language versions of the manifesto Manifest o statusu umetnika Manifesto sobre o estatuto do artista Regional surveys The social situation of musical performers in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Study on the mobility and free movement of people and products in the cultural sector EAEA statement on the proposed European Directive on Services in the Internal Market (January 2005). Press release Study commissioned by the European Parliament on "the status of artists in Europe" (November 2006 - pdf) FIM comments on the European Commission's Green Paper "Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century " (March 2007 - in English - pdf) National surveys [under construction] Intellectual property rights of performers International surveys Analysis of the WPPT treaty of the 20 December 1996. FIM press release on WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (20 February 2002). Letter to the members of the WIPO Standing Committee on copyright and related rights (20 October 1998). The relevance of article 14 bis of the Bern Convention to performers rights (30 October 1998). Submission on the basic proposal for the Diplomatic Conference on the protection of audiovisual performances (John Morton, 4 December 2000). The Artist online virtual presence in the real world (Ahti Vänttinen, September 2001). Opportunities and challenges. Performers in the digital environment (Jean Vincent, 16 May 2002). FIM statement on the protection of phonograms when exploited together with images (May 2003). Regional surveys Comments on the amended proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the Information Society (1998). FIM comments to the European Commission on the notification published 17 august 2001 (“simulcasting agreement”). Recommendations of FIM concerning the implementation of the Directive 2001/29 at national level (March 2002). FIM's submission to the EU Commission's consultation of stakeholders on "Copyright levies in a converging world" (July 2006 - in English - pdf). National surveys [under construction] Others International surveys Recommendations on relationships between unions and collecting societies representing performers. Revised Proposal (04 September 2001). Joint declaration of FIM and Euro-FIA Executive Committees Regional surveys [under construction] National surveys [under construction] ILO reports and surveys     Tripartite Meeting on the Future of Work and Quality in the Information Society: The Media, Culture, Graphical sector - 0ctober 18-22, 2004 (in English, pdf) : contact