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Boosting the EU culture budget

Posted: April 9, 2018

With the European Commission due to publish its budget for the entire EU in May, the cultural and creative sectors have united in a call for an increased EU culture budget.

Misa Watanabe to receive the 2018 ICMP Ralph Peer II Award

Posted: March 29, 2018

Brussels/Tokyo, 29 March 2018 - The International Confederation of Music Publishers (ICMP) has today revealed that Misa Watanabe will be the honouree of the 2018 ICMP Ralph Peer II Award for Outstanding Contribution to Global Music Publishing.

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

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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).

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