Marco Foley, Author at Fair Trade Music International

Your Music, Your Future

21 Dec 2019

A new campaign targeting the fair remuneration of composers has recently launched. Operating under the banner “Your Music, Your Future”, the campaign is dedicated to educating composers and creators about their options when it comes to compensation. A new website…

Streaming platforms to appeal against decision to increase songwriter royalties

09 Apr 2019

A report published by Variety has described plans by Spotify, Google, Pandora and Amazon to team up in an appeal to overturn a U.S. Copyright Royalty Board ruling that could increase payouts to songwriters by 44%. The four companies all…

American Music Licensing Collective adheres to Fair Trade Music principles

21 Mar 2019

Fair Trade Music International welcomes the American Music Licensing Collective (AMLC) as a Fair Trade Music partner organization with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The AMLC is currently working to be designated as the Mechanical Licensing Collective…

Fair Trade Music International Chair shares new affiliate strategy at global music creators assembly

15 Dec 2018

In Mexico City last week, the Chair of Fair Trade Music International, Safwan Javed, addressed music creators from over 30 countries to share news of the movement’s new affiliate program. In Mexico City for the International Council of Music Creators…

Sara Forslund’s new album to be Sweden’s first Fair Trade Music certified release

23 Oct 2018

On 9 November, Sara Forslund’s new album “Summer is like a Swallow” will become Sweden’s first Fair Trade Music International certified release. Sara Forslund was born in a small village called Borgvattnet in the northern part of Sweden and has…

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes release world’s first “Fair Trade Music” certified product

02 Jul 2016

“PersonA”, the new album by Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes has become the world’s first release to carry the “Fair Trade Music” certification. The band’s label Community Music, chose to split the profits from all album sales equally between…

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United Nations hears Fair Trade Music’s message of fair remuneration for creators

28 Apr 2015

The panel was organised by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) as part of their “Get Up. Stand up: For Music!” event and also featured a number of other composers and copyright experts.

New study analyses “Fair Compensation for Music Creators in the Digital Age”

28 Oct 2014

The panel was organised by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) as part of their “Get Up. Stand up: For Music!” event and also featured a number of other composers and copyright experts.

Posts by Marco Foley

Your Music, Your Future

Streaming platforms to appeal against decision to increase songwriter royalties

American Music Licensing Collective adheres to Fair Trade Music principles

Fair Trade Music International Chair shares new affiliate strategy at global music creators assembly

Sara Forslund’s new album to be Sweden’s first Fair Trade Music certified release

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes release world’s first “Fair Trade Music” certified product

United Nations hears Fair Trade Music’s message of fair remuneration for creators

New study analyses “Fair Compensation for Music Creators in the Digital Age”

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