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Monday, 09 March 2009

3rd IMC WORLD FORUM ON MUSIC
Tunis, October 17-22, 2009

The 3rd IMC World Forum on Music took place in Tunis, October 17-22, 2009, under the title “Access to musical diversity”. The Forum was organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Heritage Preservation of the Tunisian Republic. 

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Approaches to Intellectual Property Rights

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Tuesday, 29 July 2008

A snapshot on session #2 of the 2^nd World Forum on Music

by Peter M. Rantasa

Globalisation and digitisation are two key words that name the underlying current of structural change that shapes most of the actual challenges that music life and the IMC have to face today. In this context the struggles about the future format of intellectual property rights (IPRs) - for the music sector mainly the authors' rights and/or copyright - and its institutions and governance have turned out to be the focus point. It is here that the conflicts of interest between the diverse stakeholders, lobbying groups and policy makers - the priorities of professional arts, culture in a wider sense and commercial interests, collide. In many countries the relevant legislation is under permanent review and constantly changing. A continuous process to harmonise the legal situation is at work on international level. Besides the efforts to enhance existing IPR-regimes to cope with the new challenges, new models like "global licensing", "cultural flat rate" or "creative commons" have been introduced by various parties.

The goal of this session was twofold: It aimed to give an introduction to the complex topic of intellectual property rights (IPRs) in music and to the often exclusive and technical "lawyers/lobbyist jargon" that comes with them, so that the entire IMC membership with its diverse professional and cultural background can participate in the debate. Embarking from there, it aimed to give a comprehensive outline of the key issues for IPRs in the music sector and the diverse, sometimes controversial approaches at global policy level to address them. The speakers represented perspectives of authors, musicians, collecting societies, research, online-business and music industry and the relevant UN organisation WIPO. Their backgrounds are as lawyers, musical practitioners, entrepreneurs and academic scholars.

Martin Kretschmer, professor of Information Jurisprudence and director of the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy & Management of Bournemouth University in the UK, then gave an insight into the earnings of artists and the role of copyright in this context. The evidence shows that the median earnings of authors and artists are well below national average wages, only a small number of authors and artists earn very well. These winner-take-all characteristic is even more pronounced in the music sector where the top 10% of composers and songwriters account for almost 90% of the total earnings of the profession. For musicians, earnings from IP royalties account for about 1% of creative income. The more copyright related the income stream, the more extreme is the distribution of income.

The Danish artist Pia Raug added to this in her speech that she can only survive as a composer because she is performing as well. Author's rights - moral and economic - she stated are in some respects so much weaker then the performer's rights. "(US-) Copyright has turned into an industrial right that gives the ‘owner' unlimited control. No wonder that these same corporate business interests wish to have the same unlimited control in the European market - and therefore spend billions of dollars lobbying the European authorities." Raug said.

Danny O´Brien, International Outreach Coordinator of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, talked about the liberties that are embodied in the UMC's five rights, and how these may be best expressed in the modern intellectual property and distributive networks. We live in a period of rapid change, and often radical solutions are needed: solutions that may be hindered by current law, or enhanced by new interpretations. How do we get to a world where we can all share our global musical heritage, while ensuring that artists receive not just recognition, but fair remuneration?

photo: mica

IPRs do not benefit traditional cultures

Wend Wendland, head of Traditional Creativity, Cultural Expressions and Cultural Heritage Section of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) said in his speech, that the conventional intellectual property system had been identified by some as not only inadequate to comprehensively and appropriately protect traditional cultural expressions but also as positively harmful. First, because IP rules exclude many traditional cultural expressions from protection, consigning them to an unprotected "public domain" and second, follow-on innovations and creations derived from them receive protection as "new" intellectual property and leaving the traditional cultures without any benefit.

Changing Copyright Balance in the Digital Era

Scot Morris, Director of International Relations APRA|AMCOS said that, digitisation of copyright materials has changed the way cultural works are created, licensed produced and distributed. It challenges existing notions of authorship, control, access and how creators and those investing in creation can be rewarded. There are new major players in the value chain of creation and dissemination - ISPs, search engines and social networking sites. The global debate on these issues includes development issues, territorial issues, competition, consumer and privacy laws and the protection of cultural diversity and of indigenous cultures.

In order to save the music business digital revenue not only needs to be a replacement for the dramatic decline in physical sales, it also needs to provide revenue growth, said Scott Cohen, founder of The Orchard. In the mid 90's it was predicted that digital music would grow the industry into a $100 billion dollar a year business. Unfortunately digital sales are NOT replacing the loss of physical sales and NEVER will as long as we continue to implement old business models in a new environment. It is necessary to review the existing digital business models including ala carte sales, advertising and subscription services to analyze the impact of their revenue on the industry.  More importantly it is crucial to understand how users act and interact in a connected environment in order to develop revenue models that work.

Technology challenges policy

Globalisation and digitisation are two key words that name the underlying current of structural change that shapes most of the actual challenges that music life and the IMC have to face today, Peter Rantasa said. In this context the struggles about the future format of intellectual property rights and its institutions and governance have turned out to be the focus point. It is there that the conflicts of interest between the diverse stakeholders, lobbying groups and policy makers, the priorities of professional arts, culture in a wider sense and commercial interests, collide. A continuous process to harmonise the legal situation is at work on an international level. At the IPR session at the World Forum on Music in Beijing speakers introduced the efforts to enhance existing IPR-regimes to cope with the new challenges, as well as new models like global licensing, a cultural flat rate or the alternative licensing scheme Creative Commons.

World Forum on Music

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Friday, 23 May 2008

The IMC World Forum on Music is the continuation of IMC's biennial conference held in conjunction with the General Assembly. Launched in 2005, the IMC World Forum on Music developed into a high-level conference which attracts key people from the international music world and related sectors. 

 Please click on the links in the left menu to find out more about the past Forum editions. 

  The 5th IMC World Forum on Music will take place in Brisbane, Australia, November 21-24 2013. Read more

2nd WFM Sponsors

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Tuesday, 29 April 2008

IMC 2nd WORLD FORUM ON MUSIC

We would like to thank the following partners for their collaboration and support:

Official Sponsors:
 

 














Central Conservatory of Music  website



China Conservatory of Music  website


Publicity Department of Yunnan Province



German Music Council


Supporting sponsors


Fujian Normal University website


Anthropology of Music Division, E-Institutes of Shanghai Universities website


Panel Sponsors:





 Association européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de musique et Musikhochschulen

 European Music Council

2nd WFM Registration

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Tuesday, 29 April 2008

IMC 2nd WORLD FORUM ON MUSIC

Beijing, China, October 11-14, 2007

Registration for the 2nd World Forum on Music is now open!

Registration form for download:
Please kindly complete and return this registration form before August 31, 2007
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Which registration fee applies to my case? - Venue - Hotel Information

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International Music Council
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VENUE

All events will take place at the Convention centre of the Xinhai Jinjiang Hotel in Beijing, except for Saturday October 13 when we will be hosted by the China Conservatory of Music. Ground transportation will be provided.

The Xinhai Jinjiang Hotel is a new hotel built in 2005 which offers 5-star comfort as well as a top-level equipped convention centre which should cater to all our needs.

The Hotel is located in the centre of Beijing, near the main shopping street.

Address:
61 Jinbao Street
Dongcheng District
BEIJING 100 005
China

For more information, please consult the hotel's website:
www.hotelxinhaijinjiang.com

HOTEL INFORMATION
Our Chinese hosts have negotiated with the Xinhai Jinjiang Hotel a preferential rate of 110 € (including breakfast) for participants in the World Forum on Music and delegates of the General Assembly. The rate is the same for single or double use.

Alternative accommodation in a 3-star hotel (50 EUR per night) and 4-star hotel (80 EUR), both situated in walking distance (maximum 20 minutes away from the Jinjang Hotel) is also being suggested.

To view a description of the hotels, please click here


WHICH REGISTRATION FEE APPLIES TO MY CASE?

IMC Members - Non-Members - Students


Members

The organisers are pleased to offer preferential rates for IMC members, including their affiliates.

The registration fee for members includes the following:

Please note that there is no fee for the access to General Assembly sessions.

Three levels will be applied:
A - 290 €
B - 240 €
C - 190 €

1. For national committees, the level will be based on the country's belonging to one of the three Human Development Index (HDI) groups (high/middle/low).
2. For organisations, the level will be based on the organisation's belonging to one of the three IMC membership fee groups (900/600/350 USD) and is thus depending on the organisation's budget.
3. For individual members, the level would be based on the person's resident country belonging to one of the three HDI groups.

Human Development Index Groups - download here


Non-members

The registration fee for non-members includes the following:

Three levels will be applied:
A - 300 €
B - 250 €
C - 150 €


The level will be based on the HDI group to which the participant's resident country belongs.

Students

Students will benefit from a reduced registration fee which includes the following:

Three levels will be applied:
A - 100 €
B - 80 €
C - 50 €

The level will be based on the HDI group to which the student's resident country belongs.

2nd WFM Releases

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Tuesday, 29 April 2008

IMC 2nd WORLD FORUM ON MUSIC

Beijing, October 11-14, 2007


Announcement #1 (May 30): Book the dates

Announcement #2 (June 15): International Network for Cultural Diversity CEO to deliver keynote/Trade association of the international music products industry gives funding assistance

Announcement #3 (August 3): In Beijing, high-level experts will discuss future music delivery systems/UNESCO joins the line-up of sponsors

Announcement #4 (August 24): Diverse perspectives on effective IPR regimes to be presented at dedicated Forum session: Come to shape your own opinion!

Announcement #5 (September 13): Come to witness China's thriving musical diversity - Between tradition and creation / Impressive line-up of Chinese sponsors supports the World Forum on Music

FINAL RELEASE !

Final press release (November 1): 2nd World Forum on Music went to the heart of music key issues


Registration for the 2nd World Forum on Music is now open! click here


Announcement #1

Paris, May 30, 2007. The International Music Council (IMC) is pleased to announce the 2nd World Forum on Music to take place in Beijing, October 11-14, 2007, organised jointly with the Chinese Musicians' Association.

With collaboration from other players in the musical field, the IMC presents its World Forum on Music (WFM) as a global knowledge-building platform on music and society in the 21st century, which explores a variety of topics from a diverse perspectives: cultural, political and economical. IMC considers its World Forum on Music as a most important contribution to setting the stage for the free celebration of music in the world.

The 2007 World Forum on Music will focus on four areas which IMC considers being of crucial importance to the world of music:

• Music in Development and Development in Music: the great range of issues confronting IMC and its members in the Music Sector Development Program
• ManyMusics - Fostering Musical Diversity: in two parts - 1) supporting traditional musics and 2) the UNESCO Convention for cultural diversity
• Intellectual Property Rights: a clarification of the new issues in this most complex and evolving area
• Music Delivery in the Future: again in two parts - 1) futures in musical creation, performance and delivery and 2) futures in music education.

By seeking synergies across different sectors, this high-level forum provides unprecedented opportunities for scholars, government officials, private sector executives, professionals from the civil society, artists and students to engage in serious debates on current key issues.
In addition, our host, the Chinese Musicians' Association, is organising a fascinating array of performances of Chinese music beyond even those normally accessible to most Chinese citizens.

As with all activities of the International Music Council, the Beijing program will serve the achievement of the five rights in all countries of the world:

1. the right for all children and adults to express themselves musically in all freedom
2. the right for all children and adults to learn musical languages and skills
3. the right for all children and adults to have access to musical involvement through participation, listening, creation and information
4. the right for musical artists to develop their artistry and communicate through all media, with proper facilities at their disposal
5. the right for musical artists to obtain just recognition and remuneration for their work.

In the framework of the 2nd World Forum on Music, the IMC will hold its 32nd General Assembly, which will include both business sessions and workshops for IMC members only. The workshops will demonstrate to members new techniques to meet the fast-moving challenges in the fields of advocacy, income generation, information & communications.


Announcement #2

Paris, June 15, 2007

The passionate Garry Neil is a Keynote Speaker
Garry Neil is passionate about cultural diversity and has spent much of the past decade fighting for the creation of an international agreement to protect it. As Executive Director of the International Network for Cultural Diversity (INCD), he led the pressure from the non-government side for the creation of the UNESCO Convention for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. (It's often called the Convention for Cultural Diversity by those of use with short attention spans.) Now he is working to make sure that the Convention achieves its promise.

Garry Neil will deliver a keynote at the IMC's 2nd World Forum on Music (October 11-14, Beijing, China), where he will discuss how the UNESCO Convention can defend musical diversity, e.g. in relation to other countries' trade ambitions and how it can foster musical diversity within borders.

A graduate of the University of Toronto and a cultural policy issues management consultant, Mr. Neil has close to 30 years experience in the arts and all cultural industries. After a 15-year career with the ACTRA, the union representing Canadian performers, writers and broadcast journalists, Mr. Neil formed Neil Craig Associates in 1992 to provide consulting services in cultural policy. For three years, Mr. Neil was also Executive Director of the Association of Canadian Publishers, and is a former vice-president of the Canadian Conference of the Arts.

The INCD is a global network of NGOs, artists, cultural producers and others working to counter the adverse effects of economic globalization on world cultures. INCD has recently adopted a set of recommendations to State Parties to the Convention as well as to UNESCO for the effective implementation of the Convention. INCD works for the Convention to act "as a positive tool to encourage appropriate policies in each country to promote the full diversity of local artists and cultural producers, including those working commercially and not-for-profit." INCD's vision for the Convention includes that "culture is integrated in sustainable development strategies and [that] developing countries receive the support they need to realize the potential of their artists, cultural producers and cultural industries."

According to Einar Solbu, IMC Executive Vice-President and chairman of the Beijing 2007 Planning Committee, "the International Music Council is highly honored to welcome Mr. Neil, one of the speakers who will provide a heavyweight international perspective to the World Forum on Music's line-up" that also includes representatives of national music councils from five continents as well as of IMC member organizations such as the International Society for Music Education, International Federation of Musicians, European Association of Conservatoires, Europa Cantat etc.



NAMM sponsors the World Forum on Music
The International Music Council is pleased to announce that the 2nd World Forum on Music will benefit from a donation offered by NAMM, the trade association of the international music products industry. NAMM joined the IMC in November 2006 in the category of international member organisations. Its mission is to unify, lead and strengthen the international music products industry and increase active participation in music making.

NAMM is involved as an International Cooperation Partner in Music China, a trade fair to be held October 17-20, 2007 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. Music China targets instrument importers, dealers, distributors and retailers, music schools & academies, orchestras, musicians. For more information, please consult the Music China website.

2nd IMC WORLD FORUM ON MUSIC

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Tuesday, 29 April 2008

Beijing, China, October 11-14, 2007

Introduction

Organized jointly by the International Music Council and the Chinese Musicians Association.



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 The IMC World Forum on Music 2007 - an Introduction

International Music Council (IMC) organised its first World Forum on Music (WFM) in Los Angeles, USA, in October 2005, in connection to its 31st General Assembly. The experiences gained two years ago inspired the IMC Executive Board and the Chinese hosts of the 2007 IMC General Assembly to organise a second World Forum on Music, and by doing so, establish a new tradition in the history of IMC, a tradition we are convinced the global community of leaders in the field of music will take advantage of for years to come. It is our belief that the outcomes of the WFMs will make an impact on the conditions for music in the world.

The aim of the WFM is to set a unique stage where artists, scholars, decision-makers and other influential actors in all areas of music, from all corners of the world, and with their roots in a wide variety of musical cultures can meet, share experience, and discuss challenges related to the future of music and music in the future. The WFM is the number one arena where the IMC membership, speaking on behalf of music production, transmission and promotion in all parts of the world, can meet and interact with colleagues working in areas directly or indirectly related to music. It is obvious for all working in the field of art and culture that to reach our goals, we are dependent on collaboration with a wide range of players - e.g. within politics, technology, law, education, and indeed the so-called commercial world. The WFM offers a unique opportunity for explorative encounters between the purely musical world and the wider world of which the musical world is but a part.

IMC's mission is rooted in the spirit of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which underlines the right all people shall have to express themselves freely. IMC believes that music is one of people's most powerful means of expression and communication, and it is our aim to work for unlimited freedom with regard to musical expression. IMC has defined five rights which in our view is a prerequisite for such freedom.

At this point in history, IMC is focussing on music and development - that is on music as an important element in the development of open, sustainable and democratic societies, and on what a viable music life - in which the owners of a musical culture can practice and celebrate this ownership - is dependent on. Based on our observations, studies and reports from our members, we argue that few societies in the world do fully understand the potential of, take advantage of, or cater to the needs of their musical culture. The 2007 IMC WFM aims at studying and discussing some of the most important aspects relative to music in development and development in music.

The six WFM sessions will deal with basically four themes:

• Music in Development with a focus on the importance of strengthening the musical sector in developing countries;
• Intellectual Property Rights which offers an introduction to and a discussion of the implications of alternative regimes for ensuring artists' rights;
• ManyMusics - Enhancing Musical Diversity with one session in which we will present the potential of the UNESCO Convention of the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expression, and another sesson in which we will discuss our responsibility to establish sustainable futures for the magnitude of musical traditions in the world;
• Music in the Future where one session will focus on how social, cultural, political and technological trends will influence music in the years to come, and another will discuss the implications of the general trends in society for the education of musical artists and educators.

Every session will provide a unique opportunity for all of us working in the field of music to acquire new knowledge and to contribute with our own insight to a broader understanding of important issues. Together, we may even aim at contributing to the wisdom which should underpin all decision-making relative to the future of music!

Einar Solbu
Programme co-ordinator

2nd WFM sessions and papers

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Tuesday, 29 April 2008

IMC 2nd WORLD FORUM ON MUSIC

Beijing, October 11-14, 2007

Session by session (including selection of papers presented)

WFM SESSION 1: DEVELOPMENT IN MUSIC, MUSIC IN DEVELOPMENT

WFM SESSION 2: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

WFM SESSION 3 I: MANY MUSICS - THE UNESCO CONVENTION OF THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THE DIVERSITY OF CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS

WFM SESSION 3 II: MANY MUSICS - SUSTAINABLE FUTURES FOR MUSICAL TRADITIONS

WFM SESSION 4 I: OUR MUSICAL FUTURE - CHALLENGES AND CHANGE

WFM SESSION 4 II: OUR MUSICAL FUTURE - IS MUSIC EDUCATION PREPARED?

PRESENTATIONS OF CHINESE MUSICOLOGISTS


WFM SESSION 1: DEVELOPMENT IN MUSIC, MUSIC IN DEVELOPMENT
Chair: Richard Letts

• Diane Barrowclough: Voice, Choice and Diversity through Creative Industries: Towards a New Development Agenda - click here
• Ismael Ouedraogo: A case study in Music Development from Senegal - click here
• Randi K. Bendiksen: Strategies for culture as an important element in development work (read by Einar Solbu) - click here
• Michael Smellie: Building a base for a viable music industry in developing countries - click here

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WFM SESSION 2: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Chair: Peter Rantasa

Burak Özgen: Copyrights and related rights: An overview of the set of rights and their application. - click here

• Ahti Vänttinen: Music Performers Rights in the Digital Domain
• Wend Wendland: Intellectual Property and the Protection of Traditional Music - Sustaining Creativity and Protecting Tradition in a Derivative Culture
• Pia Raug: An artist's perspective
• Martin Kretschmer: Empirical evidence on musicians' careers and earnings: The role of copyright - click here
• Scot Morris: The Changing Copyright Balance in the Digital Era: Evolving Business Models and the Role of Collecting Societies - click here
• Scott Cohen: Show me the money. - How Digital will save (or kill) the Music Industry
• Chunyan Wang: A Creative Commons perspective
• Danny 0'Brien: The greatest threat to artists is not piracy, but obscurity. - click here

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WFM SESSION 3 I: MANY MUSICS - THE UNESCO CONVENTION OF THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THE DIVERSITY OF CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS
Chair: Einar Solbu

Garry Neil: UNESCO Cultural Diversity Convention. Can it be a useful tool to promote musical diversity nationally and globally? - click here

Presentation by Beatrice Kaldun, Programme specialist for culture, UNESCO Beijing office - click here

Four interventions:

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WFM SESSION 3 II: MANY MUSICS - SUSTAINABLE FUTURES FOR MUSICAL TRADITIONS
Chair: Huib Schippers

• Chen Zhe: Implementation of the "Tufeng Project" in Rural Communities - Click here to view the article
• John Drummond Click here to view the article
• Nahla Faoruk Mattar - Click here to view the article
• Charles Nyakiti Orawo
• Ugis Praulins
• Ramon Pagayon Santos: The RIGHTS OF MUSICIANS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY GLOBAL SOCIETY: Who? What? How?
  (An Asian Perspective)
  Click here to view the article
• Xiao Mei: Whose Voice: a Perspective from Fieldwork
  Click here to view the article, or to view the short presentation
• Fethi Zghonda: "La création musicale entre l'inspiration et les nouvelles technologies de communication" - Click here to view the article,
• Huib Schippers

Click here to view the framework paper.

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WFM SESSION 4 I: OUR MUSICAL FUTURE - CHALLENGES AND CHANGE
Chair: David Price

Four Perspectives:

• David Price: The Challenge of the Next 10 Years & The Turmoil of Change
• Peter Jenner: Consumer Access & Artistic Compensation - the Need for Radical Solutions
• Dagfinn Bach: Too Many Players on the Ground?
• Peter Rantasa: Fair Music - A campaign for Fair Trade in Cultural Goods and Services

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WFM SESSION 4 II: OUR MUSICAL FUTURE - IS MUSIC EDUCATION PREPARED?
Chair: Martin Prchal

Four case studies:

• Wouter Turkenburg: The role of improvisation in music education
• Mouna Zraik Sayegh: Music education as a basis for a child's learning process
• Evelyn Heylen: 'Sound Forest'
• Edgard Garcia: 'Zebrock au bahut' (Zebrock at school) - chanson and popular music in the centre of an educational programme in schools - click here

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Presentations of Chinese musicologists

• Qin Luo: The Study of Ethnomusicology in PR China - click here
• Zhao Talimu: The Inheritance of Ethnic Minorities' Music in Higher Education - click here
• Wang Yaohua: The Protection and Inheritance of Nanyin Music in Fujian - click here

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