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Fair Trade Music welcomes Amarrass Records

09 Oct 2018

Amarrass Records has signed a memorandum of understanding with Fair Trade Music International to become the latest recognized supporter of the important movement. Based in New Delhi, India and Madison, Wisconsin, Amarrass Records is an independent and fair trade record…

Gold Entertainment Accountants announces support for Fair Trade Music

08 Oct 2018

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Canada’s leading accounting practice for cultural industries has added its name to the list of Fair Trade Music supporters. Gold Entertainment Accountants also provides hands-on support to help manage the financial and legal aspects of the campaign from it’s headquarters…

Indie Air Radio joins roster of Fair Trade Music supporters

04 Jul 2018

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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…

ALCAM presents Fair Trade Music to musicians and authors at Guatemala meeting

28 May 2018

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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…

How significant is the “value gap” and can it be fixed?

21 Jul 2017

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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…

Fair Trade Music high on the agenda at CIAM executive committee in Lisbon

13 Jun 2017

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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…

500,000 creators are changing the music business

20 Apr 2017

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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…

How can we get fair value for music in the digital economy?

10 Mar 2017

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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…

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

02 Jul 2016

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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…

Focus on Fair Trade Music International at the CISAC general assembly

03 Jun 2016

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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…

Fair Trade Music

Fair Trade Music welcomes Amarrass Records

Gold Entertainment Accountants announces support for Fair Trade Music

Indie Air Radio joins roster of Fair Trade Music supporters

ALCAM presents Fair Trade Music to musicians and authors at Guatemala meeting

How significant is the “value gap” and can it be fixed?

Fair Trade Music high on the agenda at CIAM executive committee in Lisbon

500,000 creators are changing the music business

How can we get fair value for music in the digital economy?

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

Focus on Fair Trade Music International at the CISAC general assembly

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