Musicians and Copyright explores the role of Collective Management Organizations (CMOs) in shaping the music industry from the mid-nineteenth century to today. Edited by VéroniquePouillard, Marius Buning, and Mala Loth, the book traces the development of CMOs and their impact on copyright and cultural production. Through historical analysis, it examines the challenges CMOs have faced, from colonial contexts to European integration and the digital age, and shows how CMOs have navigated regulatory changes, technological shifts, and internal politics. Offering a detailed history of these important institutions, Musicians and Copyright is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the intersection of music, law, and the cultural industries. -- .
Introduction
Véronique Pouillard, Marius Buning, and Mala Loth
1. The drama of music: performance rights in the wake of industrial liberalisation, Paris 1851–1898
Anna Marie Skråmestø Nesheim
2. Confederation or corporation? Ideological and organisational visions in CISAC’s ‘Mechanical Rights Federation’ 1933–1939
Johan Larson Lindal
3 The politicization of copyright on the international stage: Fascist Italy and the foundation of CISAC
Malte Zill
4. Genealogies of copyright tariffs
Jose Bellido and Fiona Macmillan
5. The colonial expansion of the Belgian collective management society SABAM and music copyright in Congo, Rwanda and Burundi (1950s–1960s)
Véronique Pouillard
6. Collecting the traditional Kabyle music of Algeria in decolonisation time: Taos Amrouche, Yvette Grimaud and UNESCO (1950s–1960s)
Minja Mitrovic and Véronique Pouillard
7. Licensing conflicts: bureaucracy and bickering in the GEMA ‘family’, 1949–1962
Klaus Nathaus
8. Competing Futures: GEMA, the European Commission, and Copyright Law, 1962–1972
Mala Loth
9. Performer’s Rights – A child of technology and a stepchild of copyright
Irina Eidsvoll-Tøien -- .
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