During the 14th and 15th century, the French city of Avignon became the capital of catholicism, home of popes (and antipopes). Today, it has become a center for culture. Each summer, it hosts a well-regarded theater festival, and each fall it plays hosts to a prestigious conference for artists, publishers, politicians, students, academics and others who gather at the Forum d’Avignon for debate and discssion.collecting societies , enabling French musicians, screenwriters and other creators to be remunerated for their content appearing on YouTube. Our partnerships with French publishers, including the country's largest Hachette, are allowing out-of-print works to be brought back to life, bringing commercial opportunities to authors whose works might otherwise languish. And we’ve worked with the Chateau de Versailles to make its grandeur available to the entire world in 3-D. featured the center in today’s edition. David Drummond , our Chief Legal Officer, sat on a panel called “Intellectual property, beyond the commitments of principle.” He underlined the power of technology to increase access to our shared cultural heritage; and to produce opportunity for creators. The Art Project , which brings some of the world’s finest museums to your living room with super-high resolution scans and Street View technology.Posted by Simon Morrison, Public Policy and Communications Manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa
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