Aiming to assist startups that utilize music in their productions (e.g., music application developers and podcasters) in familiarizing with means to obtain licenses and foresee possible situations one may encounter during the licensing process, TIPO has compiled the Music Licensing: A Guide for the Startup Industry.

This guide is divided into five chapters, introducing startups’ ways of exploitation of musical works and the licensing practices of individual rights holders and collective management organizations. Chapter 1, “The Current Situation and Development of Music Exploitation in the Startup Industry,” enumerated the types of copyright usage in the startup industry; Chapter 2, “Licensing Practices of Copyright Collective Management Organizations in Taiwan,” provides an introduction to CMOs that conduct a broad range of music management; Chapter 3, “Copyright Licensing Systems and Practices in the Startup Industry,” analyzes problems that startups may encounter in obtaining licenses and the differences between individual copyright owners and collective management organizations; Chapter 4 addressed the issue of who should be responsible for obtaining relevant licenses; last but not least, Chapter 5 introduces the positive effects music licensing can have on the startup industry.

• Publish Date : 2021-12-17
• Update : 2021-12-17
• Organization : International Legal Affairs Office
• Visitors : 339