Partner Organizations will have the opportunity to be associated with a world-class event, reach out to Summit participants and profile their organizations to the creative and business community as well as the world of copyright and intellectual property. Your staff and your members will benefit from a discounted registration tariff.

If you are interested in becoming a partner organization for the World Copyright Summit please contact:

Mubenah Khan
mubenah.khan@copyrightsummit.com
Tel: +44 (0) 207 017 5827

Partner Organizations for the World Copyright Summit 2009 include:

The Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) was formed in 1977 by a group of Los Angeles music publishers, and now has chapters in both Los Angeles and New York. The organization's primary focus is to educate and inform local music publishers about the most current industry trends and practices by providing a forum for the discussion of the issues and problems confronting the music publishing industry.

The AIMP provides a unique medium for those in the music industry to discuss with their colleagues various points of view from the cutting edge of the ever-changing music business. The opportunity to exchange ideas and opinions with others on issues of mutual concern is fostered by the informal atmosphere of the AIMP's monthly meetings, forums, and workshops. www.aimp.org

The British Copyright Council (BCC) represents those who create, hold interests in or manage rights in literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works, films, sound recordings, broadcasts and other material in which there are rights of copyright or related rights; and those who perform such works.

The BCC is an umbrella organisation providing a forum for the discussion of copyright matters. It is a liaison committee and pressure group for changes in copyright law at UK, European and international level. In the UK, the Council has close links with Government departments, agencies and regulators.
The Council takes a close interest in copyright developments in the European Union and is an NGO Observer Member of the World Intellectual Property Organisation.

Members of the BCC include professional associations, industry bodies, trade unions and collecting societies representing hundreds of thousands of authors, creators, performers, publishers and producers. These right holders include many sole traders, freelancers and SMEs as well as larger corporations.

BCS is the professional body for IT and communications. With over 60,000 members in more than 100 countries BCS is the qualifying body for Chartered IT Professionals (CITP). BCS promotes IT to the wider public and through its “Professionalism in IT” initiative, BCS is leading and building IT professionalism to levels which are currently only seen in more traditional, long-standing, professions.
www.bcs.org/contact

 

The Copyright Alliance is a 501(c)(4) non-profit, non-partisan educational organization dedicated to the value of copyright as an agent for creativity, jobs and growth.

It believes that copyright law promotes creativity and job creation and strengthens the economy. Those who create, render, and publish copyrighted works rely on the copyright law and its enforcement, for their creative and financial success. Without it, these creators would likely cease to exist, or at the very least, cease to produce these important works that are enjoyed by billions of people around the world.

Our shared belief in protecting copyrighted creative works brings together in the Copyright Alliance a broad panoply of parties, from artists’ unions to major publishers. A sweeping swath of creative works are represented, from songwriters to photographers, motion pictures to videogames, recording artists to graphic designers, software developers to sports leagues.

We are committed to promoting the cultural and economic benefits of copyright, providing information and resources on the contributions of copyright, and upholding the contributions of copyright to the fiscal health of this nation and for the good of creators, owners and consumers around the world.

The Distributed Computing Industry Association (www.DCIA.info) is a Washington, DC based international trade organization with more than one-hundred Member companies including peer-to-peer and social networking software developers and distributors (P2Ps), Internet service providers (ISPs), content rights holders (CRHs), and service-and-support companies.

As a non-profit trade association, the DCIA is focused on commercial development of P2P file-sharing and related distributed computing technologies. The DCIA is engaged in supporting innovative business models and developing standards-and-practices to advance this new consumer-based distribution channel.

DCIA Membership is organized into three Groups: Content, Operations, and Platform. The DCIA conducts working groups and special projects, such as the P2P Working Group (P2PWG); P3P Working Group (P3PWG); P4P Working Group (P4PWG); Inadvertent Sharing Protection Working Group (ISPG); P2P Digital Watermark Working Group (PDWG); Consumer Disclosures Working Group (CDWG); P2P PATROL; and the P2P Revenue Engine (P2PRE). It also publishes the weekly online newsletter DCINFO.

 
The Digital Media Association (DiMA) is a national trade organization devoted primarily to the online audio and video industries, and more generally to commercially innovative digital media opportunities. We are at the forefront of business and policy debates affecting the growth and development of these enterprises, and are recognized by public and private sector leaders as the national association that best understands the complex policies and issues surrounding digital media, including copyright, competition and consumer rights. DiMA aims to ensure that new media companies are not disadvantaged - legally or as a matter of industry practice - merely because they deliver content digitally or using the Internet rather than via print, film, terrestrial broadcast or other traditional media.

Future of Music Coalition is a national nonprofit organization that works to ensure a diverse musical culture where artists flourish, are fairly compensated, and where fans can find the music they want. FMC publishes original research, convenes national conferences, and fosters dialogue about critical issues affecting the livelihood of musicians.

IAEL members are all lawyers, either in private practice or industry, whose areas of expertise cover nearly every aspect of entertainment law.
The IAEL provides a specialist, international forum for the sharing of knowledge and experience of legal and commercial issues of interest and concern to its members.
www.iael.org

ICMP is the international umbrella trade association representing the interests of the music publishing community globally.

The constituent members of ICMP are national, regional and international classical and popular music publishers’ associations from Europe, North and South America and Asia-Pacific. Included are the leading independent international, regional and national music publishers, as well as the four multinational music publishing companies.

As the voice and point of reference of music publishing, ICMP's mission is to increase the level of copyright protection internationally, encourage a better environment for the music publishing business, influence legislation and act as an industry forum for consolidating global positions.

The International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO) is an international, independent, non-profit organisation representing the interests of collective management organisations in the field of print media known as reproduction rights organisations (RROs). Active in every continent, some 50 RROs plus about 60 national and international author, publisher and visual creator associations are IFRRO Members and Associate Members.

IFRRO’s global members facilitate the widest possible legal access to published, copyright protected literary, visual and musical works for the public. Their remit includes managing and licensing the reproduction and digital copying of text and image based works (such as books and journals) on behalf of rightsholders when they find in impractical to do so individually.

RROs also play a key role in the development of cultural diversity, knowledge and education by helping to set up the legal and administrative frameworks necessary for the growth of local publishing industries. In its worldwide development programmes, IFRRO partners organisations such as WIPO and UNESCO in undertaking copyright awareness campaigns and training local administrators and officials in rights management.

The International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) is a private sector coalition formed in 1984 to represent the U.S. copyright-based industries in bilateral and multilateral efforts to improve international protection of copyrighted materials. IIPA is comprised of seven trade associations, each representing a significant segment of the U.S. copyright community. These member associations represent 1,900 U.S. companies producing and distributing materials protected by copyright laws throughout the world – all types of computer software including business applications software and entertainment software (such as videogame CDs and cartridges, personal computer CD-ROMs and multimedia products); theatrical films, television programs, home videos and digital representations of audiovisual works; music, records, CDs, and audiocassettes; and textbooks, tradebooks, reference and professional publications and journals (in both electronic and print media).

The International Music Manager’s Forum (IMMF) represents artist music managers and the featured artists (performers and authors) themselves. These artists are the source of over 95% of the economic activity in the global music industry. Featured artist music managers are uniquely placed to comment on & participate in music industry issues, as they are the only professionals that deal with every aspect of the music industry and the copyright system as it applies to music on a daily basis.

Music managers are responsible for every aspect of the artist’s career including interfacing and negotiating with music producers, labels  (formats digital and hard copy) music publishers, booking agents/ touring, sponsorship, merchandising, and ensuring that all available income streams, including those from collection societies, are properly managed. Managers are generally remunerated on a commission basis from income streams stemming from the artists works and business agreements.
The International Music Managers Forum comprises 18 Music Managers Forums around the world including Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States.

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and its international counterpart, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) serve as the voice and advocate of the American motion picture, home video and television industries, domestically through the MPAA and internationally through the MPA. Today, these associations represent not only the world of theatrical film, but serve as leader and advocate for major producers and distributors of entertainment programming for television, cable, home video and future delivery systems not yet imagined.

Founded in 1922 as the trade association of the American film industry, the MPAA has broadened its mandate over the years to reflect the diversity of an ever changing and expanding industry. The initial task assigned to the association was to stem criticism of American movies, which were then silent, and to restore a more favorable public image for the motion picture business. Today the association continues to advocate for strong protection of the creative works produced and distributed by the industry, fights copyright theft around the world, and provides leadership in meeting new and emerging industry challenges.

The Music Publishers Association (MPA) has more than 220 members in the United Kingdom, both major and independent, representing over 3,000 associated and administered publishing companies covering all musical genres. The MPA provides its members – pop, classical, printed music, and library publishers – with a forum, a collective voice and a wide range of benefits, services and training courses.
 
The MPA exists to: safeguard and promote the interests of music publishers and the writers signed to them; represent these interests to Government, the music industry, the media and the public; promote an understanding of the value of music and the importance of copyright; and provide information and guidance to members of the public.

Through the cooperative work of its member organizations, the National Music Council promotes and supports music and music education as an integral part of the curricula in the schools of our nation, and in the lives of its citizens.

The Council provides for the exchange of information and coordination of efforts among its member organizations and speaks with one voice for the music community whenever an authoritative expression of opinion is desirable.

Founded in 1940, the National Music Council was chartered by the 84th Congress in 1956. The Council represents the United States to the International Music Council/UNESCO

The Publishers Licensing Society (PLS) is not-for-profit and represents all book, journal and serial publishers in the UK. PLS works to ensure that publishers are compensated for copying of their print and electronic works through the collective licensing system, and ensures that publishers' copyright is protected. From 1981 up until Oct 2008 PLS had distributed £198 million to publishers.
PLS has direct authority from 2,450 publishers. It has three owners/ members: ALPSP, PA and the PPA. Together with the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (representing authors), PLS owns and directs the Copyright Licensing Agency and works in partnership with the Design and Artists Copyright Society.
PLS’s core function is to: oversee the UK collective licensing system; stimulate innovation and good practice in rights management; and clarify the relationship between traditional copyright management practices and those needed in the digital age.

The Recording Industry Association of America is the trade group that represents the U.S. recording industry.  Its mission is to foster a business and legal climate that supports and promotes our members' creative and financial vitality. Its members are the record companies that comprise the most vibrant national music industry in the world.  RIAA® members create, manufacture and/or distribute approximately 85% of all legitimate sound recordings produced and sold in the United States.

In support of this mission, the RIAA works to protect intellectual property rights worldwide and the First Amendment rights of artists; conduct consumer industry and technical research; and monitor and review state and federal laws, regulations and policies. The RIAA® also certifies Gold®, Platinum®, Multi-Platinum(tm), and Diamond sales awards as well as Los Premios De Oro y Platino(tm), an award celebrating Latin music sales and its new Digital Sales award

Established in 1957, The Recording Academy® is an organization of musicians, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY® Awards - the preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the most credible brand in music - The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs. The Academy continues to focus on its mission of recognizing musical excellence, advocating for the well-being of music makers and ensuring music remains an indelible part of our culture. For more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy.com.

The Songwriters Guild of America is the nation’s oldest and largest national songwriting organization boasting a membership of some of songwriting's biggest names. With over 75 years of experience, the Guild is an organization dedicated to serving the creative, financial and administrative needs of published and yet-to-be-published songwriters.

SGA Presdent, Rick Carnes has been one of the music industry's most visible champions on Capitol Hill – fighting for the rights of songwriters, artists and musicians who face serious threats to their earning ability posed by new technology and the large scale theft it allows. As president of the Songwriters Guild of America, Rick has lead the organization into a new era – offering increased services to songwriters in the forms of catalog administration, royalty collection, membership, copyright and educational assistance.

For more information, visit the Web site at www.songwritersguild.com/

 
Since 1983, Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts has supported artistic expression and creative innovation by serving the legal needs of Washington, Maryland and Virginia's arts and cultural communities. A 501 (c) 3 not-for profit organization, WALA provides education, advocacy and volunteer legal services through workshops and seminars, legal clinics for artists and arts organizations, and pro-bono referral services.

WAMA is a non-profit tax exempt organization of music industry professionals committed to raising the profile of the region's diverse music community. WAMA's main goal is to promote Washington area music in general and to achieve national recognition of the region as an important center for live and recorded music. Just as the nation's capital is comprised of a rich cross section of cultures, WAMA's membership embraces all musical styles from classical, bluegrass, go-go, R&B, and reggae, to rock, jazz and folk.
In short, WAMA is an umbrella organization of musicians, concert promoters, lawyers, recording engineers, managers, graphic artists, and related businesses working together to address areas of common concern.