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CMU Insights: Book into CMU’s Lockdown Webinars

By CMU Editorial | Published on Friday 15 May 2020

Hundreds of people have been tuning in to the CMU Lockdown Webinars over the last month and there are three more weeks of sessions still to come. These are the 50 minute online seminars presented by CMU to help music people learn during lockdown.

Next week there are three brand new sessions to choose from…

AN ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK – WHY AMERICAN COPYRIGHT LAW IS JUST PLAIN WEIRD
Tuesday 19 May 2020 at 2.30pm
While there are some basic principles that join up all the copyright systems around the world, there are also some key differences from country to country. And with American copyright law, some things are just plain weird. This webinar gives you an easy-access guide to at least five ways that US copyright is different to the UK and Continental Europe.

STREAMING EXPLAINED – MUSIC INDUSTRY VS YOUTUBE (AND WHAT EVEN IS THE VALUE GAP?)
Wednesday 20 May 2020 at 2.30pm
The music industry went to war with YouTube over safe harbours and the value gap. What does that even mean? And who is winning the battle? We look at 2019’s controversial European Copyright Directive and what impact it will – or will not – have, and whether those reforms can – or will – be adopted by the US. Plot twist: maybe YouTube wasn’t even the real problem.

WHY MUSIC MEDIA ISNT DEAD – YET
Thursday 21 May 2020 at 2.30pm
It took the music business fifteen years to make digital work – and the process was painful. For the music media that pain is still real. In a world where everyone is an influencer and content is free, we look at how music media make money; what influence really means; how media consumption works for the Spotify generation; and what this means for the music industry.

After that, six of the previous sessions will re-run. You can find out more information about all the webinars and book your place here.