MUSIC RIGHTS INSIDE & OUT (code RIGHTS)
Upcoming dates: 16 June
This day-long seminar will provide an extensive beginners guide to music copyright including copyright law, music rights ownership, collective licensing, collecting societies and copyright enforcement. It will review the latest developments in the battle to combat online piracy, and explore the harsh realities and new opportunities facing music rights holders in the digital age.
The seminar will be led by Chris Cooke, Publisher and Business Editor of the CMU Daily, and a leading expert on the music business and music copyright. Chris frequently comments on music copyright issues for a range of media, and especially the BBC, and regularly writes about developments in intellectual property and media law. He is also an experienced trainer, specialising in media, music and business. Delegates will receive a free pack summarising the content covered on the day.
Choose from the following dates for this one-day seminar:
Wednesday 16 June, 11am - 6pm, Shoreditch, East London. Fee: £75.
To book a place at this seminar download this booking form, fill it out and email it back to events@unlimitedmedia.co.uk. You should receive email confirmation of your booking within 48 hours.
Running order:
| 11.00am-11.15am |
Introductions |
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| 11.15am-12.00pm |
Copyright law in the UK
o The Copyright Act 1998.
o Literary, musical and recording rights.
o Copyright terms and the case (or not) for extension.
o Copyright ownership, assignment and royalty-share agreements.
o Mechanical and performing royalties. |
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| 12.00pm-12.45pm |
Monetising music copyrights
o Record sales.
o Music licensing - broadcasters, digital, public performance.
o Sync rights.
o Reality check: declining rights revenues, efficiencies and new opportunities. |
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| 12.45pm-1.00pm |
Questions & Discussion |
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| 1.00pm-1.45pm |
Lunch & Networking |
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| 1.45pm-2.00pm |
Questions & Discussion |
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| 2.00pm - 2.45pm |
Collective licensing, collecting societies and aggregators
o Why licence collectively? Legal obligations and logistical convenience.
o How collecting societies work.
o Collecting societies of the world.
o Where aggregators, agents and administrators fit in.
o Is compulsory collective licensing for digital inevitable? |
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| 2.45pm-3.30pm |
Going rates, open markets and the copyright tribunal
o A review of fixed royalty rates, and collecting society deals.
o Royalty deals on the open market: is the sky the limit?
o What happens at Copyright Tribunal? |
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| 3.30pm-3.45pm |
Questions & Discussion |
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| 3.45pm-4.00pm |
Tea & Biscuits |
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| 4.00pm - 5.00pm |
Protecting music rights
o Copyright infringement.
o The file-sharing quagmire.
o Authorising and contributory infringement.
o The realities of piracy, and spreading the risk.
o Getting what you're due from partners and collecting societies. |
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| 5.00pm-5.30pm |
Formalities
o Ownership rules under copyright law.
o Copyright contracts.
o The need to be clear. |
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| 5.45pm |
Questions, discussion, networking, Quality Street. |
To book a place at this seminar download this booking form, fill it out and email it back to events@unlimitedmedia.co.uk. You should receive email confirmation of your booking within 48 hours.
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