Conference on Collective Management of Copyright and related Rights in Europe

Opening Ceremony

Speakers:

• Mrs. Christine Albanel, Minister of Culture and Communication, Ministry of Culture and Communication, Paris, France (tbc)
• Mr. Francis Gurry, Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva, Switzerland (tbc)

PANEL DISCUSSION 1: THE INTERNATIONAL TREATIES, THE EUROPEAN LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF RIGHTS

• Issues to discuss:  Nature and scope of rights in the digital environment.  Exclusive rights versus remuneration rights.  European norms and the international WIPO treaties.  Mandatory collective management of rights versus voluntary management in the digital environment.  Compatibility of compulsory collective management of rights with the “Acquis communautaire” and international legal framework.

Moderators:

• Mr. Michael Keplinger, Deputy Director General, WIPO, Geneva, Switzerland

Speakers:

• Mrs. Christiane Ramonbordes, Director General, Société des auteurs dans les arts graphiques et plastiques (ADAGP), Paris, France
• Dr. Jane Ginsburg (Mrs.), Professor, Colombia University, New York, United States of America 
• Dr. Silke von Levinski (Mrs.), Head, Department International and European Copyright Law, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law, Munich, Germany
• Dr. Mihàly Ficsor, President, Hungarian Copyright Council, Budapest, Hungary
• Dr. André Lucas, Professor, University of Nantes, Nantes, France 
• Dr. Igor Gliha, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

PANEL DISCUSSION 2:  THE EMERGING NEW TECHNOLOGICAL SERVICES AND MARKET TRENDS: ECONOMIC ASPECTS AND IMPACT ON COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF RIGHTS

• Issues to discuss: Digital broadcasting and non-interactive streaming services (simulcasting, webcasting, IPTV etc.).  Interactive online and mobile services: diversification of business models (pay-per-act services, subscription services, services financed by advertising receipts).  User-generated content and social collaboration platforms (Myspace, YouTube, Wikipedia, etc.).  Transition of P2P exchanges from piracy to legitimate, legal, profitable ventures.

Moderator:

• Mr. Gildas Lefeuvre, Consultant, GL Connection, Paris, France

Speakers:

• Mr. Tuomas Talonpoika, Director, Finnish Society for the Rights of Performers andPhonogram Producers (GRAMEX), Helsinki, Finland
• Mr. Jez Bell, Director of Broadcast and Online Licensing, Mechanical Copyright Protection Society Ltd - Performing Rights Society Ltd, MCPS/PRS Alliance, London, United Kingdom 
• Mr. Ventura Barba Villalonga, General Manager, Yahoo! Music Europe and Canada, Barcelona, Spain 
• Dr. Jean-Eric de Cockborne, Head of Unit Audiovisual and Media Policies, Information Society and Media Directorate General, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium 
• Mr. Yoram Elkaim, Legal Director-South Europe, Google, Paris, France

PANEL DISCUSSION 3: PROMOTING THE LEGITIMATE USE OF COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS PROTECTED CONTENTS

• Issues to discuss:  Advantages deriving from collective management to promote availability of content, guarantee fair remuneration to rights holders and provide legal certainty to users.  Individual licensing.  International and European rules in relation to Internet services providers’ liability.  What is the way forward in the fight against illegal use of protected content in the Internet?  Traditional criminal sanctions, graduate response, global license? Collaboration between collective management organizations (CMOs) and Internet service providers.

Moderator:

• Mrs. Lisbeth Kirk, Editor-In-Chief, EUobserver, Brussels, Belgium

Speakers:

• Mr. Feargal Sharkey, Chief Executive Officer, UK Music, London, United Kingdom
• Mr. Xavier Blanc, General Secretary, Association of European Performers’ Organisations (AEPO-ARTIS), Brussels, Belgium 
• Professor Jürgen Becker, Vice President, Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigung (GEMA), Munich, Germany 
• Mr. Christophe Forax, Member of Commissioner Mrs. Viviane Reding’s Cabinet, Information Society and Media Directorate General, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium 
• Dr. Kurt Einzinger, President, Internet Service Providers Association (EuroISPA), Vienna, Austria 
• Mr. Jean Bergevin, Head of Unit Services, Internal Market and Services Directorate General, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium

PANEL DISCUSSION 4:  TECHNICAL TOOLS AND COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF RIGHTS

• Issues to discuss:  The role of digital rights management (DRM) technologies, including rights management information (RMI) and technological protection measures (TPMs), in supporting creation of new business models and collective management of rights.  Overview of the functions of RMI, and emerging fields of their application.  Their limits, consumer acceptance, interoperability, etc.  Private copying remuneration versus DRM systems.  impact of private copying remuneration schemes levy systems on development of market for digital content.

Moderator:

• Mr. Alain Strowel, Professor of Law, University Faculties Saint-Louis, Brussels, and University of Liege, Liege, Belgium

Speakers:

• Mrs. Irena Bednarich, Manager, Government Affairs, Hewlett Packard Belgium, Brussels, Belgium
• Mr. Thierry Desurmont, Vice-Président du Directoire, Société des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Editeurs de Musique (SACEM), Paris, France
• Mr. François-Xavier Nuttall, Technology Intelligence Senior Consultant, International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC), Paris, France
• Mr. Alain Charriras, Board Member, Société civile pour l’Administration des Droits des Artistes et Musiciens Interprètes (ADAMI), Paris, France 
• Mrs. Olivia Regnier, Deputy Regional Director and Regional Counsel, European Regional Office, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), Brussels, Belgium
• Mr. Hugues Thibaut, Member of the Board, Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs (BEUC), Brussels, Belgium

PANEL DISCUSSION 5:  STREAMLINING THE EFFICIENCY OF COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF RIGHTS IN THE ONLINE ENVIRONMENT

• Issues to discuss:  How to organize cross-border licensing of rights in the online market?  The effects of European competition rules on the organization of collective management of rights in the online market.  The effects of the European Community Recommendation of October 2005 on cross-border licensing.  Analysis of the different ventures and their impact on the European online market.  Critical issues of withholding tax.

Moderator:

• Mr. Leo Cendrowicz, European Union Correspondent, Hollywood Reporter, Brussels, Belgium

Speakers:

• Mrs. Katri Sipilä, Chief Executive Officer, Finnish Composers’ Copyright Society (TEOSTO), Helsinki, Finland
• Mr. Eduardo Bautista, Chief Executive Officer, Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (SGAE), Madrid, Spain
• Mr. Albert Pastore, Senior Legal Counsel, Music/Services and Software, Nokia, London , United Kingdom
• Mr. Peter Weber, Vice-Director, Legal Affairs, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), Mainz, Germany
• Mr. Tilo Gerlach, Managing Director, Gesellschaft zur Verwertung von Leistungsschutzrechten mbH (GVL), Berlin, Germany
• A representative from Apple (tbc)

PANEL DISCUSSION 6: COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT AND STRENGTHENING GOOD GOVERNANCE IN EUROPE

• Issues to discuss:  Good governance of collective management organizations in relation to their members:  freedom for rights holders to choose the CMO in charge to administer their rights, criteria for representation of members and decision-making, internal controls, transparency and accountability.  Good governance of CMOs in relation to the users:  transparency of tariffs, compliance and dispute resolution mechanisms, obligations of users vis-à-vis CMOs.  Good governance in the reciprocal relationship between CMOs:  distribution rules and non-discrimination principle.

Moderator:

• Mr. Eric Baptiste, Director General, CISAC, Paris, France

Speakers:

• Mr. Bjorn Juell Sundbye, Managing Director, Danish Society for the Rights of Performers and Phonogram Producers (GRAMEX), Copenhagen, Denmark
• Mr. Tilman Lüder, Head of Unit, Market and Services Directorate General, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium  
• Mrs. Jenny Vacher, Lawyer, Partner AJ Desvernais, General Counsel, International Confederation of Music Publishers (ICMP), Paris, France 
• Mr. David Ferguson, Spokesperson, European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA), London, United Kingdom 
• Dr. Andràs Szinger, Chief Executive Officer, Hungarian Bureau for the Protection of Authors’ Rights (ARTISJUS), Budapest, Hungary

PANEL DISCUSSION 7:  FOSTERING A CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS

• Issues to discuss:  Recognition of the economic and cultural value of creative works and performances.  Deduction for cultural purposes: subsidies or investment in the future? Role of CMOs in ensuring cultural diversity:  CMOs and diffusion of works, role of local societies as promoters of national and niche repertoires.  Enhancing the social status of authors, composers and performers in Europe.  Raising awareness and respect for copyright and related rights and their management:  the need to change the attitude of consumers;  managing the good image of CMOs.  Cooperation of European countries with developing countries to promote cultural and social activities.

Moderator:

• Mrs. Véronique Desbrosses, Secretary General, GESAC, Brussels, Belgium

Speakers:

• Mrs. Ndeye Abibatou Youm Diabe Siby, Director General, Bureau sénégalais du droit d’auteur (BSDA), Dakar, Sénégal
• Mr. Xavier Troussard, Head, Unit Culture Policy and intercultural Dialogue, Education and Culture Directorate General, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium 
• Mr. Willem Wanrooij, Senior Policy Advisor and Public Affairs Manager, Bureau for Copyright in Musical Works (BUMA-STEMRA), The Hague, Netherlands 
• Mr. Jacques Toubon, European Deputy, European Parliament, Former French Minister, Strasbourg, France 
• Mr. José Maria Montes, Managing Director, Legal and International Affairs, Artistas e Intérpretes - Sociedad de Gestión de España (AISGE), Madrid, Spain 
• Mrs. Tarja Koskinen-Olsson, Honorary President, International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO), Ystad, Sweden

Closing Ceremony

Speakers:

• Mr. Bernard Miyet, President, GESAC
• WIPO representative