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Copyright Insights
At UnLimited Media we’re leading experts on all matters relating to copyright. We help creators, rights owners, licensees and policy makers understand how copyright works, and how new technologies impact on the copyright framework.
Through CMU, we cover key developments, debates and disputes in music copyright and music licensing across the world. Through TW Backstage, we also report on copyright and performer rights in the context of the wider cultural industries.
Via the CMU consultancy, we produced the Music Copyright Explained guide for the UK’s Intellectual Property Office. We researched how music streaming works from a rights and royalties perspective for the Music Managers Forum.
We advise the Council Of Music Makers on their projects and campaigns around copyright and performer rights. We regularly run copyright training sessions – and have delivered sessions for the MMF, BPI, FAC, Musicians’ Union, Sony Music, SoundCloud, ATC Management, Wildlife Entertainment and many more.
Beyond our media, we also monitor the wider copyright industries, reviewing conventions and trends in copyright deals in different sectors, and tracking key legal cases and legislative reforms impacting on copyright in the UK, US, EU and beyond.
We are particularly known for our ability to explain complex copyright matters in a simple and user-friendly way, and for creating and presenting compelling and entertaining content and courses on copyright law and the copyright business.
You and your company can access and utilise this knowledge via our copyright training and consultancy services. We offer a number of online masterclasses and in-house training courses specifically on music copyright via CMU.
We also have off-the-shelf courses that work for any copyright business or any company that utilises copyright-protected works – which are outlined below – plus we can develop bespoke sessions on any copyright topic.
UnLimited Media’s Chris Cooke also has a more informal lecture on the history and fundamentals of copyright called ‘It Began With Queen Anne’ which can be delivered at conferences as well as industry or cultural events.
To discuss booking a copyright course or lecture – or any other kind of copyright project – email [email protected]
OFF THE SHELF COPYRIGHT COURSES
| COPYRIGHT BASICS FOR MARKETERS + COMMUNICATORS This session explains how copyright works, and what everybody working in marketing, PR and communications needs to know when using and creating content to ensure they are compliant with the rules. Topics covered include… • What works are protected by copyright? • The copyright controls • Who owns copyright? • Performer rights • How copyright makes money • Licensing processes and deals • Making use of music • Making use of photography • Making use of journalism |
| COPYRIGHT BASICS FOR CREATIVE + MEDIA BUSINESSES This session explains how copyright works, and how creative and media businesses – including companies working in theatre, dance, film, TV, news, comedy and other performing arts – can protect their own rights, and secure the necessary licences when utilising the work of other people. Topics covered include… • What works are protected by copyright? • The copyright controls • Who owns copyright? • The assignment and licensing of rights • Performer rights • How copyright makes money • Staging performances of other people’s works • Using music in your productions • Using photos in your marketing |
| COPYRIGHT + GENERATIVE AI This session explores and explains the debates around AI and copyright, and other creator and personality rights. It provides an update on the current legal position, test cases and legislative reforms, and tells creators, rights owners, and companies developing or utilising generative AI what they need to know. Topics covered include… • What is generative AI? • The legal obligations of AI companies in the UK, US, EU and beyond • The debates around copyright and AI • Protecting image, likeness and voice in the context of AI • Transparency and labelling • Lobbying and litigation around the world • Do AI generated works enjoy copyright protection? |