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Coming soon: WIPO summer courses on Intellectual Property
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
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. As a result, ICMP has sent a letter to SGAE, calling for an immediate reversal of SGAE’s actions.
Creativity Works! welcomes JURI mandate
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). We welcome this development, and thank the Members of the European Parliament for rallying their support behind Europe’s content creating industries.
Interview with ICMP Chair Chris Butler
Chris Butler is worldwide head of publishing at the Music Sales Group. He was elected as ICMP’s Chair in June 2017.
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ICMP statement on EC's Intellectual Property Package
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).
WIPO SCCR: Some progress on Broadcasting Treaty
The 35th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) was held from 13-17 November in Geneva, Switzerland.
ICMP meets the music publishers
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ICMP holds high-level policy meetings in Canada
PRESS RELEASE
‘Extending Canada’s term of copyright is vital for global songwriters and the entire music publishing community’
ICMP holds high-level policy meetings in Ottawa
WIPO General Assemblies
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) delegates met for the 48th General Assemblies from 2 – 11 October. The meeting was extremely well attended with 191 member states present.
TPP-11 deal imminent?
Ten months after US President Donald Trump abandoned the world's biggest trade deal, its surviving members may be close to reaching a new agreement.
Details of a new Trans Pacific Partnership accord could emerge this month at an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting.