MUSIC RIGHTS: INSIDE & OUT
Upcoming courses – Wed 29 Feb

This course provides an introductory guide to UK copyright law, with a particular focus on music rights. It looks at how music rights work – including collective licensing and collecting societies – and at how rights can be monestised. There is also an overview of the fight against online piracy. For a full course outline click here.
BOOKING FORM
Bookings are handled by Eventbrite. Select how many places you need on the form below, and then click the ‘order now’ button. If you want to be invoiced for your booking (rather than paying by credit card now) click on ‘show other payment options’ and then click on the ‘pay offline’ button.
 
 
Each place on this course is £95 plus VAT. No additional fees will be charged during your booking. You will receive a confirmation email from Eventbrite once your booking has been processed and you should bring this with you to the course. You will then receive an email the Monday before the course takes place with venue information (all courses are in Shoreditch, East London). If you are booking for a colleague please forward these emails to the person attending the course.

If you have any problems with or questions about your booking call 020 7099 9050 or email insights@unlimitedmedia.co.uk.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS COURSE
 
This course is led by Chris Cooke, Publisher and Business Editor of CMU. Chris has written about the music business daily for ten years, and is a leading expert on the sector, often commenting on it for other media, most notably the BBC. He also has hands-on experience working on music and marketing projects involving artists, labels, brands and media. An experienced trainer, Chris brings insider insights, practical experience and legal training to his teaching.
 
This is one of three CMU Training courses run by UnLimited Insights, click here for information on the other courses. UnLimited Insights is a Corporate Affiliate of the Institute Of Continuing Professional Development. For those professionals with non-specific CPD commitments, CMU Training courses relevant to your profession can count for six hours of CPD time. Certificates to confirm attendance are available on request. Though please note UnLimited Media’s training courses are not currently accredited by any specific professional bodies, eg the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority.
We can run this course, or a variation of it, bespoke for your company. To discuss our bespoke training services call 020 7099 9050 or email sam@unlimitedmedia.co.uk
WHAT THIS COURSE COVERS
• A beginners guide to the Copyright, Designs & Patents Act 1988.
• Ownership of music rights.
• Copyright terms.
• Debate: Should the sound recording copyright term have been extended?
• Monetising rights by exploiting ‘restricted acts’.
• Collective licensing and collecting societies.
• Artist and user rights.
• Discussion: New ways to exploit music rights.
• The piracy story – from Amstrad to three-strikes.
• Options for combating file-sharing.
 
WHAT THIS COURSE TEACHES YOU
• The key elements of the CDPA of relevance to the music rights industry.
• How copyrights are monetised.
• The basics of collective licensing and the role of collecting societies.
• How the music rights industry is changing.
• Ideas for alternative ways to monetise music rights.
• Current issues facing the music rights industry, including copyright terms and piracy.
 
WHO SHOULD COME ON THIS COURSE
• Anyone who works in a licensing role at a label, publisher, collecting society or rights agency.
• Any artist or manager who wants an understanding of music rights.
• Any media, marketing, gaming or digital executive looking to licence music.
• Any entrepreneur setting up or running a label, publishing company or management agency.
• Accountants or financial advisors who specialise in the music business.
• Any music business or entertainment law student.
• Anyone with an interest in copyright or the music rights industries.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
All courses run from 11am to 6pm in Shoreditch, with 45 minutes for lunch. Places are £95 plus VAT each (so £114) including lunch. Each delegate will be provided with a digital copy of slides used during the course. To book a place on one of our courses, select how many places you need on the form above, and then click ‘order now’ to pay by card, or ‘other payment options’ and ‘pay offline’ to receive an invoice. Bookings are handled by Eventbrite. Payment can be made by credit card, cheque or BACS transfer. If you have any problems with or questions about your booking call 020 7099 9050 or email insights@unlimitedmedia.co.uk.
 
TERMS & CONDITIONS
CMU Training is provided by UnLimited Insights. Bookings made for CMU Training courses are non-refundable, though bookings can be transferred to another person or – if seven days notice is provided – to another date. Payment must be made before attendance unless otherwise arranged. If, for any reason, a course is postponed or cancelled UnLimited Insights will let each participant know by email (via the email address used in the booking) and affected participants will have the option to move their booking to another course or to take a full refund. All training materials given to participants are © UnLimited Media.