PROGRAMME STRUCTURE & CONTENT SUMMARY

Module 1: Monday 15^th February 2010

Music Publishing, Rights Ownership & Usage

• Music Publishing in 2010: new and existing income streams; the changing role of the music publisher; key issues and implications forUK 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 2010
• Practical Realities of Intellectual Property Rights & Music Publishing
• Sample Clearance Procedures
• Rights Ownership, Duration, Infringements & Exceptions

Module 2: Monday 15^th March 2010

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 2010: creators, performers, A/V & studio producers
• Key Terms & Conditions: implications and negotiation positions in 2010

Module 3: Monday 19^th April 2010

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 2010
• Royalty Tracking, Auditing & Attributable Income
• Deductions, Distribution and Collection

Module 4: Monday 17^th May 2010

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 7^th June 2010

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 5^th July 2010

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