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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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