Artist Eda Zari criticizes Germany's GEMA and Albania's ALBAUTOR for failing to collect and distribute live performance royalties in the Western Balkans. She argues that while Balkan artists in Germany are rigorously tracked and paid, GEMA neglects its fiduciary duty to audit small Balkan markets, leaving creators uncompensated and forcing them to track their own royalties.

GEMA & Balkan: Der tote Winkel des Urheberrechts | Eda Zari

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