FIBEP COPYRIGHT TALKS 2026 AGENDA
FIBEP COPYRIGHT TALKS 2026 - AI: THE LEGAL CHALLENGE IN A FRAGMENTED ENVIRONMENT
DAY 1 - OPEN TO ALL DELEGATES
9:00 | Registration opens
9:00 AM – 11:30 PM | Open Networking & Consultation - Attendees can arrive anytime for networking, conversations, or to join the MRTI meeting. This is a great opportunity to have small group discussions, side bar meetings, or connect with people you do not frequently see. Coffee/tea and small snacks available.
10:30 - 11:30 The March MRTI Meeting with Todd Murphy (FIBEP President / Infoesearch) and Johna Burke (CEO and Global Managing Director, AMEC) - open to all
11:30 PM – 1:00 PM | Networking Lunch
1:00 PM | Welcome: Unlocking the Potential of our Ecosystem by Todd Murphy (FIBEP President / Infoesearch) and Johna Burke (CEO and Global Managing Director, AMEC)
1:15 PM | Defining Success: Sustainable Values & KPIs by Todd Murphy (FIBEP President / Infoesearch) and Jon Anders Tangnes (Opoint)
2:00 PM | The 2026 Roadmap: Five Pillars of the MRTI
3:30 PM | Collaboration Break
3:50 PM | The CLA Framework for AI Usage by Bob Johns, CLA
4:10 PM | AI and TDM (Text and Data Mining) Licensing Developments by Matt Aspinall, NLA
4:30 PM | Questions & Ideas with the Collective Management Organizations
4:45 PM | The Oslo Commitment: Moving Forward by Todd Murphy (FIBEP President / Infoesearch) and Johna Burke (CEO and Global Managing Director, AMEC)
5:00 PM | Closing Remars
5:30 - 6:45 PM | Opoint Open House Gathering - Host sponsor Opoint is kindly inviting all participants to attend. Address: Nedre Slottsgate 21, Oslo, 5th floor. Free attendance upon registration - register here.
7:00 PM | INFORMAL DINNER - TO ATTEND THE DINNER A DINNER PASS MUST BE PURCHASED BY 17 MARCH, 2026.
Stortorvets Gjæstgiveri, Grensen 1, 0159 Oslo
DAY 2 - PLENARY ROOM OPEN TO FIBEP MEMBERS ONLY
OTHER DELEGATES ARE WELCOME FOR OPEN NETWORKING IN THE BREAK OUT ROOM
9:00 AM I Welcome by Todd Murphy, FIBEP President, and Jon Anders Tangnes, Opoint
9:05 AM I Roadmap and Key Achievements for 2024-2025 & Copyright Landscape in the World & Live Survey by Sarah Hamou, pressrelations, and Christophe Dickès, pressrelations, FIBEP Vice President - Copyright
9:50 AM I Integration of AI in our Tool from a Copyright Perspective by Marie-Avril Roux, Mars IP Legal firm
10:20 AM I What Could Be an IA Licence in our Industry by Marie Keup, Taylor & Wessing and Florence Gaullier, Vercken & Gaullier
11:20 AM I Coffee Break
11:35 AM I Does Fair Use in the US Allow you to Avoid Paying Royalties for AI? by Marie Avril Roux, MARS IP Legal firm
12:05 AM I Presentation of the Copyright Booklet by entire FIBEP Copyright Commission + Q&A
12:30 PM I Lunch & Networking
1:30 PM I Workshops
2:30 PM I Dominant Position by Social Networks in MMO Industry by Pierre Fréaud, Magenta Law firm
3:00 PM I Break
3:15 PM I Pay per Click Model to Replace Theoretical Redistribution? by Christophe Dickès and Florence Gaullier, Vercken & Gaullier
3:45 PM I Update on the MRTI – Q&A session | Expectations, free discussion on the copyright commission | Wrap up
4:30 End of the Copyright Talks
COPYRIGHT TALKS 2026 REGISTRATION
VENUE & ACCOMMODATION TIPS
2026 FIBEP Copyright Talks will take place in
PRESSENS HUS (NORWEGIAN PRESS HOUSE)
OSLO, NORWAY
Norwegian Press House is situated in Skippergata 24, just a block away from Oslo’s main street, Karl Johan.
Eleven companies and organizations in the media industry have their offices in the house. In addition, the Norwegian Press House is also a venue for meetings, get-togethers and conversations on media and journalism in Norway.
Address: Skippergata 24, 0154 Oslo, Norway
Here are the hotels closest to the venue:
Thon Hotel Opera is centrally located in Bjørvika, close to the Oslo Opera House, Munch Museum and new Deichman Library. Close to public transport, shopping and nightlife in Bjørvika and along Karl Johans gate. The hotel is a 5 minute walk / 350 m from Pressens Hus.
Comfort Hotel Karl Johan is approximately 230 meters away from the Pressens Hus (3 minute walk). Comfort Hotel Karl Johan is situated in the heart of Oslo, just 5 minutes' walk from the central station. This is the ideal starting point from which to explore the city's many sights, shops and cultural attractions. The popular hotel features trendy interior design, a lovely bar and an excellent restaurant.
Norwegian Press House is situated in Skippergata 24, just a block away from Oslo’s main street, Karl Johan.Explore Booking.com for more options.
Things to See and Do
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Oslo Opera House – Iconic building where you can walk on the roof for panoramic fjord views.
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Vigeland Sculpture Park – Large outdoor park with 200+ sculptures by Gustav Vigeland; great for a walk.
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Munch Museum – Modern museum housing Edvard Munch’s works, including The Scream.
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Akershus Fortress – Historic medieval fortress overlooking the harbor; nice viewpoints and history.
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Norwegian Museum of Cultural History (Norsk Folkemuseum) – Open-air museum showcasing traditional Norwegian buildings and culture.
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Fram Museum – Polar exploration museum with real expedition ships.
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Kon-Tiki Museum – Exhibits about Thor Heyerdahl and his famous ocean expeditions.
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Karl Johans Gate – Main pedestrian street full of shops, cafés and lively atmosphere.
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Grünerløkka District – Trendy area with cafés, bars, small shops and street art.
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Holmenkollen Ski Jump – Famous ski jump with panoramic views and a ski museum.
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Botanical Garden – Peaceful garden and greenhouses, great for a quiet walk.
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Aker Brygge & Tjuvholmen – Modern waterfront area with restaurants, galleries and seaside atmosphere.
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National Museum – Norway’s main art museum, featuring paintings, design and architecture.
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Ekeberg Park – Sculpture park with forest trails and views over the city.
SPEAKERS
Christophe Dickès is CEO of pressrelations France. He was in charge of Media Content and Copyright at a global scale at Onclusive. He works with the publishers and the collective management organizations. He has over twenty years of experience in the world of media monitoring, press review and media evaluation (Press Index, Kantar).
As FIBEP’s VP, he leads the Copyright Commission since 2014 and is recognized in the market as an expert: he has worked with the European institutions on the issue of the European Directive for FIBEP and AMEC. In 2016, he integrated the European Legal 500 GC power list which recognizes the corporate counsel who are driving the legal business forward and identifies an array of the most influential and innovative in-house counsel working in the region. In 2019, he was short listed by the European Counsel Awards (Lexology) in the intellectual property category. Christophe holds a doctorate in Contemporary History and a master degree in Politics and Media. He is a contributor to several media and publications.
Christophe Dickès
FIBEP Vice President
CEO, pressrelations France
Sarah focuses on media law, data protection, IT law, and compliance and has been working with pressrelations for four years. She is a legal counselor with a background in international and European law, bringing extensive experience across multiple countries in both legal practice and academia.
As a member of the FIBEP Copyright Commission, the International Association for Media Monitoring and Media Intelligence, Sarah actively contributes to discussions on media law and copyright. Over the past hight years, she has dedicated herself to media law and compliance, working on cross-border legal issues that shape the evolving media landscape.
Beyond traditional legal matters, her work extends to tackling contemporary challenges such as disinformation and media literacy in the digital age.
Sarah holds two Master’s degrees in French and German law.
Sarah Hamou
Legal Counsel, pressrelations
Todd Murphy, Executive Director – Global Media Insights at Infoesearch, has over 30 years of experience helping organizations improve how they monitor, analyze, and understand media. He leads efforts that blend human expertise with AI to enhance media intelligence for MMOs, agencies, publishers, and analysis services.
As President of FIBEP, Todd advances collaboration, standards, and innovation across the industry, focusing on AI, outsourcing, and data-driven insights. He also leads the Media Rights Trust Initiative (MRTI), promoting fair and sustainable media content licensing for all stakeholders.
He additionally advises technology startups and community organizations, advocating progress through partnership and shared purpose.
Todd Murphy
FIBEP President, Executive Director - Global Media Insights, Infoesearch
Bob is an MMO and TDM Manager at the Copyright Licensing Agency, where his work focuses on the media monitoring sector. He spent nearly two decades working in media monitoring and intelligence before moving into media licensing in 2013, including experience within a large not‑for‑profit Press & PR department along the way. This background gives Bob a practical, insider perspective on licensing.
Bob Johns
MMO & TDM Manager, Copyright Licensing Agency
Matt is Commercial Services Director at NLA media access, with responsibility for all partnerships with publishers, media monitoring organisations and NLA’s international RRO partners. As part of this, Matt manages NLA’s content database services that provide controlled access to print and online content for the media monitoring sector to support compliance, accurate measurement of copying, and reducing the need for website scraping. NLA also provides services for publishers designed to reduce costs, improve control and unlock additional revenue all of which sit under Matt’s remit – including ClipShare (a journalist research tool providing access to archived news content dating back to 2006, covering more than 125 million articles), Text Tracker (identifying and supporting takedown of scraped or illegally republished content), and Agent for Publishers (management of text aggregator and third party syndication agreements, including content supply, reporting and royalty collection).
Matt Aspinall
Commercial Services Director, NLA Media Access
Florence Gaullier, partner at Vercken & Gaullier Law Firm, is a lawyer specialised in copyright in all media sectors (press and book publishing, radio, TV, Music, etc.) but also in the digital sector and in IT law (e-commerce, data protection, etc.) at French and European level. She has a very specific knowledge in the collective management of rights and in the media monitoring sector. She works with several MMOs in France and other European countries. She advises and assists several clients in their lobbying actions in France and in the EU, especially AMEC and FIBEP, in all these fields. Her firm is ranked in the most recognised international law firms’ rankings for more than twenty years (Legal 500, Chambers and Partners, Managing IP, Media Law International, etc.).
Florence Gaullier
Partner, Vercken & Gaullier Law Firm
Marie is a partner in the Intellectual Property practice group of Taylor Wessing Benelux and heads the Trademarks, Copyrights and Designs practice in Brussels. Marie has considerable experience in drafting IP and IT contracts, including licence agreements, R&D agreements and confidentiality agreements. Furthermore, Marie is a known litigator and has represented clients in multiple (cross-border)legal proceedings at the Belgian and European court.
Marie Keup
Partner, Taylor Wessing
For over 20 years, Marie-Avril has been advising international clients in France and Germany – with a focus on intellectual property, particularly copyright, trademark, media and digital law. She advises companies and creative professionals on the protection and exploitation of intangible assets and represents clients in complex proceedings concerning counterfeiting, plagiarism, licences and IP contracts before French, German and European courts.
Thanks to her binational practice, she also supports French companies with establishment and development projects in Germany – both operationally and strategically. Deeply committed to the Franco-German ecosystem, she is, among other roles, a French foreign trade advisor, co-president of French Tech Berlin, and co-founder and board member of APPEAL-E. Marie-Avril is a member of the Berlin Bar Association.
She regularly shares her expertise in publications and at conferences on intellectual property law.
Marie-Avril Roux-Steinkühler
Lawyer, Barreau de Paris
Pierre Fréaud, a senior associate at Magenta Law Firm, specializes in competition law with a focus on intellectual property and copyright law at both French and EU levels. Magenta Law Firm has prepared two comprehensive reports for FIBEP (in 2020 and 2025). These reports analyze how FIBEP members can effectively use competition law to challenge unfair or abusive conditions imposed by right holders and content publishers, ensuring fair market practices and protecting their business interests.