BMI’s primary goal is to ensure that our writers, composers and publishers are properly compensated for the public use of their music. This objective requires a multifaceted approach that involves educating about public policy and partnerships.
Day one of the CISAC World Creators Summit on June 4, 2013, in Washington, D.C., covered many diverse topics centering around intellectual property rights in the digital age and the future of the creative community. An address by Maria Pallante, U.S. Register of Copyrights, stressed the importance of “the well-being of… Read more...
Del Bryant, President and CEO of Broadcast Music, Inc., and other BMI senior executives went to Washington D.C. on June 4-5, 2013, to speak out on behalf of songwriters and copyright protection, along with other global leaders, at the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) World Creators Summit.… Read more...
Broadcast Music, Inc. will once again be taking part in the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) World Creators Summit on June 4-5, 2013, in Washington, D.C. The global conference, entitled "Create, Connect, Respect," will highlight nearly 100 expert speakers on panels centering around copyright law and intellectual… Read more...
Foremost, BMI strives to educate the public about the need for copyright protection so that the creative ecosystem between art and commerce can continue. In doing this, BMI takes an active role in the public policy conversation on the development of intellectual property rights in the digital age, and partners with leading academic institutions by sending BMI experts as speakers on leading industry panels and seminars. As a company serving music users ranging from the corner bar or restaurant to the largest of broadcast and digital media entities, BMI’s business activities touch on a number of issues of great interest to federal and state legislators. BMI works closely with members of Congress as they oversee copyright law and draft future legislation that will affect our affiliates. BMI also actively participates in international forums that seek to redefine global rights management mechanisms for the digital age.
BMI carefully monitors legislative activity to serve as a voice for our songwriters, composers, and music publishers, wherever their interests may be implicated, to preserve the value of music.
BMI is a member of CISAC, the leading worldwide network of authors’ societies, to promote the interests of creators and provide the highest business standards that will protect their rights globally.
BMI is also a proud member of the Copyright Alliance and joined the call to increase support for the protection of intellectual property.
BMI, along with a group of collective rights-management organizations, completed a nine-month stakeholder engagement and scoping study for the creation of a Global Repertoire Database (GRD) to enable a more effective multi-territory licensing procedure.
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