October 4 2024
Brussels 3 Oct.: ICMP‘s Global Board – comprised of 20 Directors from across ICMP’s global membership of Majors, Indies and national trade bodies (‘Music Publisher Associations’ or ‘MPAs’) across 6 continents – has met in Singapore to tackle the latest and future issues for the music industry and our creative partners.
Asia is one of the fastest growing music regions in the world. There are also markets which are persistent sources of piracy. Licensing practices are changing fast. Many governments are putting in place laws ranging from AI, to copyright law reform, to collective management. ICMP’s staff and board met to tackle these and more.
Some headlines:
- Rell Lafargue (Chief Operating Officer, Reservoir Media) elected Vice Chair of ICMP’s Global Board.
- Bob Bruderman (Chief Digital Officer, Kobalt) joins Board for ICMP member company Kobalt Music.
- Damian Rinaldi (General Manager, Australasian Music Publishers Association Ltd. (AMPAL)) steps up to the Global Board on behalf of MPA Australasia.
- ICMP’s Board met with high levels of Singapore’s government and AI authorities to discuss:
- avoiding risk to the music sector via proposed AI measures
- ensuring conditions for growth in Asia.
- Singapore’s role in Asian regional markets
- International advocacy: Delegations from ICMP’s Board and senior staff including Chair Jackie Alway, Vice Chair Rell Lafargue, Director General John Phelan and Directors from France, The Netherlands and USA met with various government representatives including the Singapore, USA, EU, Hong Kong and Sweden.
- Organisational growth: ICMP will onboard 2 new national industry associations (Singapore and Malaysia).
- AI and music: how to ensure rights of music companies worldwide are safeguarded.
- Rights Enforcement: ICMP launching new Rights Enforcement projects for our industry. Will tackle digital piracy, including an extensive evidence study on systemic infringement on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
