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FTMI announces recipients of 2024 awards for outstanding contribution to music creator rights

28 Oct 2024

Teresa Parodi and Satoshi Watanabe are recipients of the FTMI Award for outstanding contribution to music creator rights in 2024. 28 October 2024 – Montréal, Canada: Fair Trade Music International (FTMI) has announced Argentinean songwriter and inaugural minister for culture,…

In the press: “New generative AI remuneration right for creators proposed”

17 Sep 2024

From Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update: IP expert Daniel Gervais has proposed reforming copyright law to add a new remuneration right for creators whose work is used to train generative AI models. He says it would strange for copyright…

In the press: “Could a new remuneration right be the key to AI music licensing?”

16 Sep 2024

From Stuart Dredge at MusicAlly: The music industry has been clear on its views about training musical AIs: licensing deals are required. But what should those licensing deals look like? A new white paper written by Professor Daniel J. Gervais…

New remuneration right could solve legal and ethical challenges of generative AI for music creators

12 Sep 2024

Legal analysis white paper, authored by Prof. Daniel Gervais and released by FTMI, now available to download as an eBook 12 September 2024 – Toronto: One of the world’s leading IP law experts has proposed a new right of remuneration…

Upcoming S.A.C. educational seminar explains “Who Gets What”

29 Aug 2024

Our colleagues at the Songwriters Association of Canada are holding a seminar on music creator remuneration on the 18 September. Enrollment is free to S.A.C. members but the session is also open to non-members for a small ticket fee. The…

The CIAM “With One Voice” newsletter

09 Aug 2024

Each month, our partners at the International Council of Music Creators (CIAM) produce a newsletter rounding up the most recent news and events. For August, “With One Voice” shines a spotlight on the inaugural African Music Academy Awards and discusses…

Grammy-winning songwriter Tiffany Red on the battle for equitable publishing

21 Feb 2024

“There are people with Grammys and plaques that can’t pay their rent … it means nothing.” In a video released on 19 February, Grammy-winning songwriter Tiffany Red laid out yet another challenge facing independent music creators today. During the 15…

FTMI Partners submit Generative AI comments to US Copyright Office

07 Dec 2023

North American music creators have submitted comments to the United States Copyright Office regarding its latest discussion on Generative Artificial Intelligence. The comments were made by FTMI partner organizations Music Creators North America (MCNA), the Songwriters Guild of America (SGA)…

Music creator groups welcome adoption of European music streaming report

29 Nov 2023

On Tuesday, 28 November, the European Parliament’s Culture and Education (CULT) Committee adopted its report on “Cultural diversity and the conditions for authors in the European streaming market” with an overwhelming majority. The current imbalance in revenue allocation in the…

Winners of FTMI Awards for outstanding contribution to music creator rights announced in Rio de Janeiro

09 Nov 2023

Cape Verdean songwriter Solange Cesarovna and German composer Jörg Evers are award recipients in 2023 10 November 2023 – Rio de Janeiro: Fair Trade Music International (FTMI) has announced Cape Verdean artist, lyricist and songwriter Solange Cesarovna and the late…