c3s: an overview [2014 09-27, club neuropa, dresden]
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C3S: An overview. @ nEUROPA :: Dresden 2014-09-27 :: Wolfgang Senges
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What is the C3S?
„C3S“ stands for Cultural Commons Collecting Society
The goal:
• a pan-European collecting society for music • representing author rights for composition & lyrics • fair distribution of licence revenues
• full control for authors
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What is the C3S?
• improved livelihood for the mass of artists • openness for all kinds of licences • licensing less constrained by boundaries • digital integration ... new markets by new licensing models Our Manifesto: https://url.c3s.cc/manifesto
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The Objec)ves
It‘s more than just Crea)ve Commons.
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The Objectives
participation flexibility fairness
social approach transparency
openness
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Par)cipa)on
How can par)cipa)on of ar)sts be improved?
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Participation
European legal form
European Cooperative (Societas Cooperativa Europaea)
Cooperative
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Participation
Cooperative
utilizing members: only creators (with voting rights)
investing members (only consulting, no voting rights)
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Flexibility
Freedom in Licensing.
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Flexibility
any author is free to choose individually for every song:
all rights reserved -> some or all use types
or
Creative Commons -> all CC licences
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Flexibility
Required:
new metadata structure
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Fairness
Technology is essen)al.
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Fairness
The right combination
exact mass data
audio recognition
& automated count
monitoring sample (like a check sum)
adjusted measurement
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Fairness
distribution of payments for creators
as precise as possible
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Distribu)on of Royal)es
The right key to support
ar)sts & culture.
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Distribution of Royalties
highest revenues in %
for low earning artists
progressively increasing
deductions higher earning artists
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Fairness
no negative balance
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Transparency
In every aspect.
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Transparency
• real-time dashboard for your account • participation of all stakeholders ensures
real world compatibility • comfortable licensing increases
willingness to pay • creators decide: it is their work.
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Openness
Digital integra)on.
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Openness
Key: Clean metadata
• implementation of a digital core infrastructure
• open APIs for licensing & development • APIs to accelerate & easen the
workflow of licensing
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The Coopera)ve
How to become a member?
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The Cooperative
• one share: 50 € • Utilizing or Investing Member • max. 60 shares for everyone • power of voting does not depend on
number of shares • paid back upon leaving
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Status Report & History
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Status Report & History
• Feb. 2010 • the ini'a've starts • it‘s a reac'on a/er failed talks with GEMA to integrate Crea'veCommons
• 2012 • online launch • Barcamp #1
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Status Report & History
• Sept. 2013 • C3S SCE is founded • one of Germany‘s most successful
crowdfunding campaigns ends with more than 117.000 €: • https://www.startnext.de/en/c3s
• June 2014 • start of EFRE funded project to integrate
Micro Payment in a Collecting Society
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Status Report & History
Roadmap • 23.08.2014: 1st annual General Assembly • commissions to be announced • commissions will now dra/ models for tariffs, distribu'on, membership fees
• June 2015: 2nd General Assembly • members decide about the commissions‘ sugges'ons
• operative launch by 2016 earliest • ca. 2.500 U'lizing Members required • currently: 860 members, 365 of which are U'lizing Members
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Become a member!
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Wolfgang Senges Execu)ve Director
wolfgang.senges@c3s.cc
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