Music Publishers Canada is partnering with the RBC Emerging Artist Project to present a free virtual panel, “European Union Copyright Reform: What Can Canada Learn?” – as part of Canadian Music Week’s “Virtual Voices” series.
Interested people are invited to attend a conversation between Axel Voss, Member of the European Parliament, and its Lead Negotiator for the EU Copyright Directive, and John Phelan, Director General, International Confederation of Music Publishers.
This year, European Union member states are adopting legislation implementing the EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, which will require, via Directive 17, user-generated content platforms to make “best efforts” to either license copyrighted videos and songs in their users’ uploads, or take down infringing content and make sure that the song, video, or other creative work isn’t infringed upon again. This may be just the starting point in a rising tide of regulatory changes worldwide, and the conversation between Voss and Phelan will examine the possibilities.
The event takes place Sept. 14, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. ET, and you can register here to attend.