Introduction to the IMR

Nic Garnett Principal Consultant, Interight Ltd.

Disclaimer: the ideas expressed in this presentation are strictly those of the writer and are not intended to represent the

views of WIPO or any party associated with the IMR project.

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Facts: 1 In 2000 the global revenue of the recording industry was USD37 billion. In 2011 the global revenue of the recording industry was USD 16.2 billion In 1998 PolyGram Records was sold to Seagram for USD 10.7 billion In 2011 EMI Records was sold to Universal Music for USD 1.9 billion Interight.com

Facts: 2

In 2000 the revenue of Apple Inc. was USD 7.9 billion

In 2011 the revenue of Apple Inc. was 108 billion

In 2000 the market cap of Apple Inc. was USD 8 billion

In 2012 the market cap of Apple Inc. is USD 630 Billion

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Questions

• What explains the difference in performance between Apple and the recording industry?

• Has the value in content shifted from creators to distributors?

• Is piracy the only problem for the record industry?

• Has technology overturned copyright?

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Piracy on the Internet

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Copyright on the Internet

• It is very difficult to identify copyright infringers

• There are too many acts of infringement

• Graduated response is an attempt to streamline enforcement on the internet

• Can anti-piracy measures be supported with other measures?

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The Vision of the IMR

• Greater protection of their exclusive rights

• A way to link the different systems they develop for identifying and exploiting digital music online

• A globally integrated framework for efficiently licensing the use of their works in the manner that they choose

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A world of connected, legitimate digital music

in which copyright and neighbouring rights holders enjoy:

Music industry initiatives

• International identifier standards: ISNI, ISRC, ISWC

• Global Repertoire Database

• ISRC Revision

• WIPOCOS

• Other initiatives

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Other data resources

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• Rights Management Data: the data required in order to administer the rights in a given work

• Indexing data: data associated with a work that allows it to be found and selected for use

• Identification data: data associated with a work that allows it to be uniquely identified

• Administrative data: the data within a system that enables it to manage the other kinds of data

Identifier Links

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ISNI:0000 0001 2144 707X

Possible IMR Functions

• A forum for music industry discussion

• A framework for connectivity comprising: Listing of recognised identifiers and links

Documentation of technical systems to facilitate the efficient linking of third party indexing data to listed identification systems

Creating a global look-up system for resolving different identifiers.

• Dispute resolution

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Conclusion

The vision of a secure, globally integrated framework for promoting the rights interests of the music industry and which provides access to digital market place for all rights holders, from developing and developed economies, is very clear.

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The route to its achievement needs to be urgently but very carefully plotted.