Indie Air Radio joins roster of Fair Trade Music supporters
The curated, cooperatively-owned fair trade media company and Internet radio station, Indie Air Radio, has become the latest organization to join the roster of Fair Trade Music movement supporters. Formed in 2015, Indie Air Radio is 60% owned by its…
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ALCAM presents Fair Trade Music to musicians and authors at Guatemala meeting
The Latin American Alliance of Music Authors (ALCAM) held its first meeting of 2018 in the capital of Guatemala on 27 April, led by its president, Alejandro Guarello. The meeting began with a two-part “your work, your right” seminar in…
Read More How significant is the “value gap” and can it be fixed?
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
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
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?
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
“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
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
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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