Our campaigns
The Fair Trade Music movement is focused on a number of issues that are facing the world’s music creators. We are working to raise awareness while providing essential knowledge, research recommendations and technical context. Our hope is that these resources might help songwriters and composers understand, avoid and if necessary, address similar issues.
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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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Generative AI
A new remuneration right could solve legal and ethical challenges of generative AI. En FrançaisMusic creators love technology that helps them to make music. But when these tools rely on…
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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 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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