Panel Discussion at the Münchner Medientage (Munich Media Days)
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NewsWill the competition between European Music collecting societies be at the cost of the musical author?
Panel Discussion at the Münchner Medientage (Munich Media Days)
Once again the CC panel discussion will be taking place at the Münchner Medientage on
Friday, 20.10.2006, 14:00, Medienbühne Halle BO of the ICM in Munich, Germany (MesseMünchenRiem)
Cultural Assets contra Commodity:
Will the competition between European Music collecting societies be at the cost of the musical author?
Composers Club
The top managements of the European Commision for internal market resp.competition is determined to ignite competition between European Music collection societies to make the repertoire of the musical author cheaper. In the process, the tried and proven reciprocal agreements between the collecting societies are being put under enormous strain. Important cultural aspects, such as “cultural diversity” - a topic clearly supported at UNESCO-convention, are in grave danger of being totally ignored in favor of a totally economical focus. Will the musical author have to foot the bill because the powers-that-be fail to recognized the importance of retaining the economic and social-cultural double-role of the collection societies?
The subject of this top-class panel discussion is, due to recent developments, an important theme for all musical authors.
Address of welcome
Jörg Evers, Board Composers Club, President Deutscher Komponistenverband, (German Composers association) GEMA supervisory board, Munich
Panel
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Becker, Speaker of the board GEMA, München
Dr. Tilman Lueder, European Commission, Head of Unit/DG Internal Market Copyright and knowledge-based Economy, Brussels
Wolfgang Schimmel, Media department ver.di, advisor for creators rights, Stuttgart
Mike Weller, Managing Director EMI Music Publishing GSA, Hamburg
Presentation
Dr. Ralf Weigand, Board Composers Club, GEMA supervisory board, Munich
More information: www.medientage-muenchen.de
John Groves
Composers Club