Music rights and licensing

[...]music publishers are taking matters into their own hands, writes Kevin Hilton Education and training are established parts of the TV business, but some aspects of the production process are still underrepresented on courses. Music-based entertainment, meanwhile, is stretching beyond the big bea...

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Published inBroadcast
Main Author Hilton, Kevin
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Media Business Insight 26.11.2015
Subjects
Anderson, Simon
Composers
Copyright
Education
Licenses
Licensing
Motion picture directors & producers
Musical performances
Publishing
United States > US
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Summary:[...]music publishers are taking matters into their own hands, writes Kevin Hilton Education and training are established parts of the TV business, but some aspects of the production process are still underrepresented on courses. Music-based entertainment, meanwhile, is stretching beyond the big beasts of The X Factor and The Voice UK: multiple songs need to be cleared for use on newer formats such as Sky 1's performance-based panel show Bring The Noise and Channel 5's upcoming version of US entertainment hit Lip Sync Battle. Back in 2001, Audio Network brought about a major change in how library music was licensed by clearing its own catalogue for multiple platforms in perpetuity rather than going through PRS for Music, which traditionally collect fees for writers and publishers. Rights management and entertainment business specialist Rogo Scott is aiming to work with educational establishments to create more formal courses in music copyright for the TV industry. Managing director Ben Clasper and James Wilkinson, general manager of the recently launched production music library Rogo Scott Music, carried out research over the summer to gauge interest in more structured training. The consensus is that while production people should know about music rights, they don't have to know everything; there are specialist lawyers and experts at TV channel music departments who can be contacted for detailed information.
ISSN:0040-2788