Music

THE ARTBASSADOR at MIDEM

THE ARTBASSADOR will attend this year’s MIDEM (http://www.midem.com/), the leading international business event for the music ecosystem. It’s the best place to start off the year, together with more than 6.000 keys international music professionals, cutting-edge tech companies, brands, ad agencies and fresh artists. This year’s motto is “Back to growth? Make it sustainable!” Participants may attend a great variety of conferences, workshops and training sessions, take part in competitions and enjoy the MIDEM FESTIVAL’s exciting LIVE programme!

MIDEM and IAEL (the International Association of Entertainment Lawyers) unite, once again, for a legal summit, giving a 360o vision of the legal side of the music industry on Sunday the 2^nd January, 2014. The programme includes, among others, the legal update seminar (What you need to know in 2014), the Masterclass (Knowing your fans, Keeping it legal), the main seminar (Licensing of music from BC- Before the Change to AD-After the Digital), as well as Meet the Lawyers consultations.

Don’t miss the panel debate organised by the German and French Collecting Societies GEMA and SACEM respectively on the topic: “Authors’ rights: What’s next on the European Agenda?” Policy makers and authors will discuss on how the future European legal framework should be designed to allow for creativity to pay off in the digital age.

The full programme is available here.