The publishing divisions of EMI and Universal have joined forces with various collection societies, music providers and online retailers to form a global database of musical works and recordings for the first time.
The major publishers are forming partnerships with organisations such as PRS for Music, iTunes, Noikia and Amazon in an attempt to reduce the layers of administrative process to companies seeking to distribute online content, simplifying the distribution of digital music on a global scale.
The purpose of the database is also to ensure that music creators will swiftly be compensated for their work, seeking to improve on existing copyright mechanisms.
This will be the first time that a single system will be established for the global ownership and control of artist’s musical works. The Request for Proposals was published at the end of July and can be downloaded at the Global Reportoire website, with a deadline of 15 October for submissions.
Generate debate: Is there a need to start such a database from scratch? Are they going to include works administrated by the PPL on behalf of performers. Would it make more sense to try and employ technology and resources to combine existing data? Will such collective rights management greatly improve existing copyright processes?
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