Marco Foley, Author at CIAM

Authors Organisations Issue Joint Statement on Transfer of Value/Value Gap

11 October 2017

CIAM has joined 28 other organisations in writing a joint letter to Axel Vos, the newly appointed European Parliament Rapporteur on the Commission’s proposed Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. These organisations represent authors in all artistic fields...

International Council of Music Authors Joins Africa’s Largest Ever Creators’ Conference in Algeria

19 September 2017

Co-authors “The Algiers Declaration” as an International Call to Protect and Promote of African Creators Representatives from the International Council of Music Authors (CIAM) and the Pan African Composers’ & Songwriters’ Alliance (PACSA), travelled to Algiers with creators from 18...

APMA and CIAM Call on Government Officials to Level the Playing Field for Macau Creators

22 August 2017

Music creators’ councils come to MACA’s aide in negotiations with local broadcaster Broadcasters use musical works on a daily basis, which supports business operations by providing access to creative works but also allow these pieces to be widely known to…

CIAM International Partners Speak Up on Moral Rights for Music Creators

21 August 2017

Last week, four authors’ rights organisations from both sides of the Atlantic issued an open letter to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), urging them to reconsider their recently stated position on moral rights for music creators. These organisations...

Transfer of value, Fair Trade Music and blockchain draw creators to CIAM Executive Committee in Lisbon

13 June 2017

Increasing protection and industry projects move forward in presence of all global music creators’ alliances. Initiatives for the global music industry brought together the International Council of Music Creators and all of its alliances, covering all corners of the globe,…

Asia-Pacific Music Creators Alliance Issues “The Seoul Declaration” Highlighting the Key Issues Facing Music Authors in the Region

17 May 2017

Following the first official executive committee meeting since its launch, CIAM’s international partner, the Asia-Pacific Music Creators Alliance (APMA) has issued a declaration that calls upon governments, policy makers and lawmakers to address the three key issues facing local music...

CIAM’s Latin American Partner ALCAM meets in Santiago del Chile

10 May 2017

CIAM’s partner alliance for Latin America, the Alianza Latinoamericana de Compositores y Autores de Música (ALCAM) held an open board meeting in Santiago del Chile on 27 April to which CIAM president, Lorenzo Ferrero was invited. The main agenda items...

CIAM Alliance Partner PACSA Meets in Algiers to Set Agenda for Further African Development

3 May 2017

CIAM’s international alliance partner, the Pan-African Composers’ and Songwriters’ Association (PACSA) met in Algiers last week to add safe harbour, terms of protection and regional expansion to its agenda of key objectives for the coming year. The meeting was supported...

Frank Dostal – In Memoriam

24 April 2017

It was with great regret that we learned of the unexpected passing of Frank Dostal last week at the age of 71. As well as being an internationally acclaimed lyricist and producer, Mr. Dostal was also the deputy chairman of...

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CIAM leads international coalition of music creators calling on European Parliament to address transfer of value

10 April 2017

As the European Parliament considers the EU Copyright Package creators are singing a united song globally, says CIAM. In a letter addressed to European Parliament MEPs on 6 April, global songwriter and composer groups representing the interests of over 500,000…

Author: Marco Foley