soundstreams new models of distribution conference - socan getting the music out
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SOCAN administers the communication and performing rights of virtually the world's entire repertoire of copyright-protected music, when it is used in Canada. The following presentation was used by Paul Spurgeon, VP Legal Services and General Counsel, SOCAN.TRANSCRIPT
New Models for Distribution –
“Getting the Music Out”June 22-24, 2008
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Copyright & Legal Issues
A unique kind of transaction
A unique kind of business
The future of licensing music?
Blanket licensing by copyright collectives, more specifically, performing rights organizations (PRO) like SOCAN:
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Multiplicity of musical works
Multiplicity of copyright owners
Multiplicity of users
Multiplicity of uses (transactions required)
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The right to perform the works actually used
Immediate and unlimited access to the world’s repertoire
No cost or delay in making separate transactions with millions of copyright owners
PRO blanket licenses grant:
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Copyright & Legal Issues
Indemnification from millions of individual lawsuits
Efficiencies in monitoring, royalty payment, and enforcement of millions of individual works
PRO blanket licenses grant: [cont’d]
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The individual compositions used plus the flexibility of the aggregating service offered (any and all other works)“The whole is truly greater than the sum of its parts. It is… a different product.”
Copyright collectives and the blanket licence:
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Copyright & Legal Issues
Collectives substantially lower costs for copyright users and copyright owners.Blanket licensing by copyright collectives benefit both sellers (creators and copyright owners) and buyers (music users and the public)
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Licensing the Means of Performance
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Copyright & Legal Issues
What’s really new?
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“New” Models of Distribution?
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Copyright & Legal Issues
Performances
Copies
Communications
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Copyright & Legal Issues
“Owning” v. Accessing