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The value gap

• Posted: March 26, 2018

Some internet intermediaries, such as search engines and social networks, are not remunerating rightsholders for disseminating copyright-protected content online.

Report: Think tank says CPTPP still has high IP standards

• Posted: March 12, 2018

Washington D.C.

European Commission announces more measures for dealing with illegal content online

• Posted: March 1, 2018

Brussels, 1 March 2018 – The European Commission today published a Recommendation on measures to effectively tackle illegal content online.

ICMP signs joint letter in support of EU music programme

• Posted: February 21, 2018

Music Moves Europe, a new pilot programme from the European Commission's Education and Culture Directorate General, was recently launched in Brussels. The initiative will test various schemes that could become part of a European Union music programme to officially launch in 2021.

ICMP urges action over Spanish collecting society SGAE

• Posted: February 12, 2018

Paris, 12 February 2018 - At meetings on 7 and 8 February in Paris, the International Confederation of Music Publishers’ Board of Directors once again expressed its anger at developments involving Spanish collecting society SGAE.

Coming soon: WIPO summer courses on Intellectual Property

• Posted: January 31, 2018

WIPO, the World Intellectual Property Organization is to hold two Intellectual Property (IP) law education programmes this summer.

ICMP sends letter to Spanish Collecting Society SGAE following music publisher barring

• Posted: January 17, 2018

Spanish music publishers Emi Songs Spain S.L., Musical Editions Warner Bros, S.A. and peermusic Española, S.A.U were all barred from SGAE’s Board of Directors on 11 December 2017 following a personal decision from SGAE’s President.

Creativity Works! welcomes JURI mandate

• Posted: December 18, 2017

BRUSSELS - The European Parliament on 12 December confirmed the Legal Affairs (JURI) Committee’s mandate on the proposed Online Broadcasting Regulation (also known as the SatCab Regulation).

Interview with ICMP Chair Chris Butler

• Posted: December 13, 2017

Chris Butler is worldwide head of publishing at the Music Sales Group. He was elected as ICMP’s Chair in June 2017.  

How did you get into music publishing?

ICMP statement on EC's Intellectual Property Package

• Posted: November 30, 2017

The European Commission yesterday published its so-called Intellectual Property (IP) package, which includes new guidance on the application of the 2004 Directive on the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRED).