How significant is the “value gap” and can it be fixed?
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Creators, record labels and music publishers are complaining that large internet companies do not compensate rights holders fairly by using loopholes in legislation around the world. Is this “value grab” really significant? How does it affect rights holders? And what…
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Fair Trade Music high on the agenda at CIAM executive committee in Lisbon
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The International Council of Music Creators (CIAM) held their executive committee meeting in Lisobon, Portugal this week and Fair Trade Music International was high on their agenda. FTMI Chair and CIAM co-vice president Eddie Schwartz attended with fellow director and…
Read More 500,000 creators are changing the music business
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Truth, Technology, Money and Music: How 500,000 Creators are Changing the Business. For the first time, music creators around the world are working together on initiatives for a fair, sustainable and transparent music ecosystem. Eddie Schwartz, songwriter and chair of…
Read More How can we get fair value for music in the digital economy?
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Eddie Schwartz, songwriter and chair of Fair Trade Music International, presents an overview of the history and objectives of the campaign to create an equitable music economy. This took place at the offices of SOCAN, the Canadian copyright collective that…
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Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes release world’s first “Fair Trade Music” certified product
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“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…
Read More Focus on Fair Trade Music International at the CISAC general assembly
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At the recent CISAC general assemby in Paris, Fair Trade Music international director and president of CIAM Lorenzo Ferrero took the stage as part of a creators’ panel. He used this opportunity to update the delegates on the latest development…
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Fair Trade Music progress reviewed at CIAM Executive Committee in New York City
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On May 11th-12th, the International Council of Music Creators (CIAM) held their Executive Committee meeting in New York City. Fair Trade Music is the primary global campaign by the music creators council, advocating for increased transparency and fair compensation for…
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Eddie Schwartz promotes Fair Trade Music initiative at FIM-MUJ online music conference
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On 16-17 December, Eddie Schwartz, Co-Chair of Music Composers North America (MCNA) and President of the Songwriters Association of Canada (SAC), was invited to speak at the “International Conference on Online Music” jointly organised by the International Federation of Musicians…
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Fair Trade Music certification process reviewed at CIAM Congress in Siena
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On October 15th, the International Council of Music Creators (CIAM) held its annual congress in Siena. Created in 1966, CIAM protects the rights and asserts the cultural aspirations of music creators. CIAM is the united voice of music creators around…
Read More Eddie Schwartz discusses the challenge for creators in protecting their rights today
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At an event hosted by the World Intellectual Property Organisation in Geneva, Switzerland last year, Canadian songwriter Eddie Schwartz gave his view on the key challenge for creators in protecting their rights today.
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United Nations hears Fair Trade Music’s message of fair remuneration for creators
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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.
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Fair Trade Music reaches Japan
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At the 75th anniversary celebrations of the Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC), Fair Trade Music International was high on the agenda during a full week of events. The International Council of Music Authors (CIAM) represented the…
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