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w/b 13th Feb 2012
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 MMF/MPA
Music Publishing, Rights Ownership & Usage
6.30pm-9.30pm @ PRS For Music Boardroom 
Mon 13th Feb 2012

MMF/MPA
Creator/Publisher Relationships, Agreements & Contracts
6.30pm-9.30pm @ PRS For Music Boardroom 
Tues 6th March 2012

.MMF/MPA
Sub-Publishing, Co-Publishing, Publisher/Publisher Relationships, Contracts & International Royalty Tracking
6.30pm-9.30pm @ PRS For Music Boardroom 
Mon 2nd April 2012


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PROGRAMME STRUCTURE & CONTENT SUMMARY

Module 1: Monday 13th February 2012

Music Publishing, Rights Ownership & Usage

  • Music Publishing in 2012: new and existing income streams; the changing role of the music publisher; key issues and implications for UK music publishers 
  • Classical, Pop, Independent & Major Publisher Comparisons and Differentials: business opportunities, resources, practice, roles, functions and relationships  
  • The Creators in Context - Music Publishing & the UK Music Industry: music publishing and the "new business models"; interdependency between professions & business partners
  • The Music Publishing Value Chain & Income Streams: practical analysis from creation to consumption and back again
  • The Practicalities of Intellectual Property in the Digital Environment: on-line, mobile, interactive and on-demand services in 2012
  • Practical Realities of Intellectual Property Rights & Music Publishing
  • Sample Clearance Procedures
  • Rights Ownership, Duration, Infringements & Exceptions

Module 2: Tuesday 6th March 2012

Creator / Publisher Relationships, Agreements & Contracts

  • Contracts: exclusive songwriter agreements, single song assignments, administration, development deals and catalogue agreements
  • Processes, Procedures & Relationships: from negotiation to termination / development to international
  • Classical and Popular Music Publishing Agreements: differentials
  • Roles & Rewards - Ownership & Income Participation in 2012: creators, performers, A/V & studio producers
  • Key Terms & Conditions: implications and negotiation positions in 2012

Module 3: Monday 2nd April 2012

Sub-Publishing, Co-Publishing, Publisher/Publisher Relationships, Contracts and International Royalty Tracking

  • Sub-publishing, co-publishing and catalogue agreements
  • Processes, Procedures & Relationships: from negotiation to termination
  • Classical and Popular Music Publishing Agreements: differentials
  • Key Terms & Conditions: implications and negotiation positions in 2012
  • Royalty Tracking, Auditing & Attributable Income
  • Deductions, Distribution and Collection

Module 4: Monday 30th April 2012

Music Publishing in Audio-Visual Media: Rights Holders, Owners and Music Users

  • Overview of Music Publishing and Audio-Visual Media in the UK: film, television, corporate productions, advertising, games & the web, including user generated content
  • Options for Producers & Music Supervisors: including commissioned, commercial and library / production music – benefits and opportunities
  • Blanket Licensing Agreements
  • Assignment of Rights, Income Streams & Participation in Publishing: options, issues, practice and precedent
  • Processes and Procedures: decision-making, documentation, commissioning and sync licence negotiations
  • Roles, Responsibilities and Time Scales
  • Key Terms & Conditions in Media Licensing

Module 5: Monday 28th May 2012

Music Publishing, The Record Business & Live Performance

  • Creator / Artist and Record Company / Music Publisher relationships and dynamics
  • A&R, Marketing, Royalty Accounting, Business Affairs, Media Licensing and International: roles, interdependency and activities
  • Song Plugging & Cover Recordings
  • Structuring Agreements: career implications for creator / performers
  • Audio Product Licensing & Mechanical Royalties: rates, negotiations, global issues & differentials
  • Licensing Live Music: classical & contemporary, popular music, grand rights and small rights worldwide
  • Responsibilities, Roles, Functions and Procedures
  • Issues, Perspectives, Barriers and Opportunities in Live Music

Module 6: Monday 18th June 2012

International Collecting Societies & Global Royalty Streams

  • Working with Collecting Societies in All Key UK Catalogue Territories
  • European & American Policies & Frameworks
  • Roles, Functions and Income Streams: comparisons and differentials
  • Documentation, Processes & Politics
  • Deductions & Distribution
  • Understanding Global Royalty Income Streams

 

   

   
   
 
 


   
   



 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 


 
 





 

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