• All journalistic works – whether text, photo, audiovisual or others – must be protected by authors' rights

• All creators of journalistic works must be recognised as authors whether they are employed, work for hire or on contract, or are freelances

• All journalists must have full economic rights – based on an exclusive right to authorise the making available, publication or broadcast of their work

• All journalists must have moral rights – the right to be named the author and the right of integrity – and these rights must be unwaiveable

• All forced legal transfer of authors' rights of use (work-for-hire clauses and similar rules) must be abolished for staff and freelance authors alike

• All authors must be given protection against undue pressure to enter into unfair contracts and be guaranteed equitable remuneration (individual negotiations)

• All staff and freelances must have the right of collective bargaining regarding authors rights of use (collective negotiations need not be subject to special protection)

• Legislation that supports rights clearance through collective rights management societies and collective licensing should be upheld where it exists and introduced where it does not and is appropriate