Articles
Restricting Artists is Not an Olympic Ideal: An Open Letter to VANOC
The former artistic director of the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Arts Festival and correspondent of Arts Management Network, Raymond T. Grant, is deeply concerned about a clause that appears in the contracts for artists engaged by VANOC for its Cultural Olympiad in Vancouver, Canada. Arts Management Network publish the open letter of Mr. Grant to the CEO of VANOC, Mr. Furlong, at its website.
International Conference on Art and Social Justice
This major event...involving the collaboration between artists and poets... is consistent with UNESCO’s principle objective as regards the promotion of intercultural dialogue and cultural diversity. It will no doubt contribute to emphasizing the unique role of the arts as a means of dialogue, communication and understanding... giving its aim of promoting ethical values through artistic expression and creativity...
A&B launches online taxguide
Arts & Business, the national charity dedicated to increasing private investment into the arts will, on 4th October, launch an on-line tax guide with Margaret Hodge, Minister for Culture, Creative Industries and Tourism, explaining how to give efficiently and effectively to the arts. The on-line tax guide is for arts fundraisers, donors and wealth managers. A&B's guide includes simple information demonstrating that, contrary to popular belief, it has never been easier to give to the arts and the tax benefits have never been greater.
Orchestrating an Exclusion of Professional Workers from the NLRA: Has the Supreme Court Endangered Symphony Orchestra Musicians’ Collective Bargaining Rights?
The American Federation of Musicians (“AFM”) represents the musicians in America’s major orchestras. Unionized orchestral musicians are highly trained, artistic professionals. In recent years, the United States Supreme Court has classified many professional workers as managers or supervisors. In so doing, the Court has diminished professional workers’ right to unionize because managers and supervisors are not protected by the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). One interpretation of this jurisprudence is that collective bargaining agreements currently covering certain orchestral musicians actually violate the NLRA. By endangering orchestral musicians’ collective bargaining rights, the Court may inadvertently have placed American orchestras in jeopardy.The Collective Management of Rights in Europe
This study is commissioned by the European Parliament in July, 2006. The content has threefold: Rights Management in the European Union, National Rules Governing Collective Management of Rights, and Details of National Legislative Frameworks. The report presents, for instance, the management of copyright and related rights, music rights management, the right management business in music, EU institutions and right management, the complexity of a regulatory approach, and recent market development.No Suit Required
In January 2006, Nettwerk declared to support a fan all the fee to go to court – she had downloaded more than 600 songs in her computer - one of songs named “Download the Song”.What did Terry McBride, CEO of Nettwerk Music Group advocate for this case? And what were his new strategies for music management to ameliorate the suffering industries? Was he successful?
