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Protecting the music creator

The copyright framework for songs and musical compositions is well established in global agreements, international treaties and national legislation. Sometimes however, the application of these rules can be complex or opaque. These principles can also function differently for certain musical formats, and legislation can be dissimilar or even contradictory in different parts of the world. In the worst abuses of freedom of expression, these principles can be ignored altogether.

The result is that music creators don’t always get fair treatment. They don’t always have the right to earn a fair livelihood from the success of their work and in some instances, are not able to make or perform music at all. Our campaigns focus on a number of areas in which this inequity is especially visible.

Our campaigns

Unmatched royalties
Creators deserve timely, accurate payment. Somewhere in the U.S. right now is a growing bank account currently containing more than $400 million. This money belongs to songwriters from all over…
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Equitable streaming
Ethical, transparent and sustainable. Every year, music becomes easier to discover and listen to. This is great news for music lovers and even better news for songwriters and composers who…
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FTMI Generative AI White Paper
Generative AI
New remuneration right could solve legal and ethical challenges of generative AI for music creators Music creators love technology that helps them to create music. But when these tools rely…
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Buyouts
Negotiating away future earnings. In recent years, we are seeing a trend among production companies, digital music distributors and other music users to acquire full ownership and control over musical…
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Freedom to create
A fundamental human right. As one of the purest forms of human expression, music has historically been an engine of positive social change. The freedom to write and perform music…
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Mechanical royalty rate
A constantly eroding source of income. The rate at which songwriters are remunerated for US mechanical royalties has traditionally been set at a fixed number of US cents per composition.…
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