by Ted Piechoncinski, Indiana State University Copyright and its implications for the print music industry have been hot topics for the past several years, and Ted Piechoncinski led a lively discussion at our Atlanta convention about possible strategies for dealers and publishers in our industry to consider. The main ideas are as follows: FAQs: group …
by Ted Piechocinski I’m extremely excited to be coming back to an RPMDA convention. During my time in publishing (now about 16 years ago), when I headed the print publishing operations of Cherry Lane Music, I had the pleasure of attending several conventions, including Albuquerque, St. Louis, and Vancouver, BC, among others, and always cherished those …
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by Lauren Keiser, Kieser-Southern Music Co. UPDATE: The MPA/USA, in coordination with the NMPA, has eliminated 27,643 illegal URL postings and shut down 186 pirate sites since the ICMP (International Confederation of Music Publishers) started their Anti-Theft program three years ago. The MPA/UK is handling Europe and MPAJ (Japan) is handling the Pacific Rim in …
by Lauren Keiser Vice Chairman, International Confederation of Music Publishers (ICMP) Past President, Music Publishers Association of the USA Chairman, ICMP Anti-Theft Committee MPA Almost ten years ago, while I was president of the Music Publishers Association of the United States (MPA/USA), we started shutting down illegal guitar tab Web sites. These sites were decimating …