Trade & Copyright Committee

Remit: To advise the Branch on issues relating to intellectual property, particularly copyright and licensing, as they affect the music library profession; to deal with issues relating to the profession’s relationship with publishers and suppliers of music material, advocating to ensure that government and the music industry are aware of the needs of music libraries when considering changes to policy and their potential effects.

The committee has created a set of copyright-related resources, some answers to frequently asked questions and an overview of copyright milestones in the UK and in the Republic of Ireland. These can be found through the Music Copyright page.

Current committee membership can be seen here.