Direct memberships in foreign copyright collecting societies as an entrepreneurial opportunity for music publishers – needs, challenges, opportunities and solutions

In the competitive, increasingly international music business, publishers are developing new ways to increase effectiveness and efficiency of the monetization of the copyrights they own or manage. Driven by various needs, publishers become entrepreneurs in new markets by choosing the path of direct memberships in foreign copyright collecting societies, rather than entrusting sub-publishers or taking the detour through their domestic copyright collecting society. Since with great power comes great responsibility, publishers as entrepreneurs are pursuing various economic opportunities, but at the same time are also facing great challenges. This paper aims at studying the motivation, obstacles and potentials and deriving possible solutions for this step and thus improving the understanding of as well as supporting publishers in this entrepreneurial activity.

Local Wisdom of Legundi Plant in Business of “Samba Itam” Seasoning Characteristic in Sulit Air Village Solok Regency

This study aims to (1) Identify and describe of local wisdom that was, and is still done by the society in the collection of the seeds of vitex. (2) Identify and describe of local wisdom that ever existed and still do the community in the manufacture of seasonings black. (3) Identify and describe of local wisdom that was, and is still done by the society in the making “Samba Itam” as well as its application. This study using the technique of snowball sampling or chain by asking for information on people who have been interviewed or contacted previous and so on. The number of respondents in this study of 14 people with 3 key informants (key informants), 5 people collecting seeds legundi, 3 persons-entrepreneurs seasoning black and 3 persons-entrepreneurs “Samba Itam”. Based on the research results the conclusions obtained are (1) the local Wisdom of the plant legundi are still there and never there which is still carried on by the collecting society legundi amounted to 7 local wisdom, in the collection of the seeds of vitex there are 4 (14.29%) and marketing of seeds of vitex as much as 3 (10,71%) of the total of all local wisdom. (2) local Wisdom herbs black are still there and never there, which is still run by the society amounted to 12 local wisdom, seasoning black processing there is 10 (35,71%) and marketing, there are 2 (7,14%) of the total of all local wisdom. (3) local Wisdom “Samba Itam” are still there and never there, which is still run by the society amounted to 9 (32,14%) of the total of all local wisdom.

El foro especial en materia delictual o cuasidelictual y la compensación por copia privada: Asunto c-572/14, Austro-Mechana = Jurisdiction in matters relating to tort, delict or quasi-delict and private copying levy Case c-572/14, Austro-Mechana

Resumen: El presente trabajo analiza la STJUE de 21 de abril de 2016, relativa a un litigio entre Austro-Mechana, sociedad austriaca de gestión de derechos de autor, y la empresa Amazon. La cuestión prejudicial tiene por objeto la interpretación del art. 5.3 del Reglamento 44/2001, en una reclamación del canon por copia privada previsto en el Derecho austriaco.Palabras clave: Reglamento 44/2001, materia delictual o cuasidelictual, compensación por copia privada.Abstract: This article deals with the Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 21 April 2016, related to a dispute between a copyright-collecting society (Austro-Mechana) and Amazon. The request for a preliminary ruling concerns the interpretation of Article 5(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 in a claim seeking to obtain a private copying levy due by virtue of the Austrian Law.Keywords: Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001, matters relating to tort, delict or quasi-delict, private copying levy.

"This video is not available in Germany": Online discourses on the German collecting society GEMA and YouTube

YouTube’s blocked content notice “This video is not available in Germany” is part of an ongoing discourse on music streaming and the German collecting society, GEMA. The debates unfold mainly online, and GEMA–bashing is one of the most recognized outcomes. The central question is: How much are music authors paid per stream? By conducting a critical online discourse analysis I identify central interests, arguments and discursive strategies in the discussions around GEMA and YouTube. I argue that positioning has become a central factor in these online discourses.