From the News Archives…
COPYRIGHT SKULDUGGERY IN HOLLAND
A copyright corruption scandal has overtaken an anti-piracy campaign in the Netherlands
04-12-11
** THE PCAM HELPLINE ** IS BACK ! .............. RING 0906 633 0070
Calls cost £ 1.53 per minute and it has a new user-friendly answer feature.
15-11-11
PCAM Committee Meetings 2011
The next PCAM Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at the offices of BASCA. Members and prospective members are welcome to attend.
10-10-11
PCAM SEMINAR 3: Music and Editing
The PCAM Seminar Series resumes on Tuesday, July 5 at PRS for Music with a great list of panellists to explore the topic: The Art and Craft of Editing and Its Marriage to Music.
06-06-11
PRS Commercials Reporting Update
The latest data from PRS on the reporting of music in commercials continues to look healthy, with the percentage of incorrectly reported ads still in low single figures.
16-05-11
PCAM stands with creators against government attempt to undermine copyright law
David Cameron and the Coalition would like to introduce the US concept of "fair use" into UK copyright law, which effectively means that creators' work can often be used for free. But PCAM is supporting the CRA in fighting back.
12-05-11
PCAM AGM 2011
PCAM is now incorporated, and as such is required to hold an Annual General Meeting each year. The 2011 PCAM AGM will be held as part of the scheduled meeting of the PCAM Committee on April 27. All members are welcome.
22-03-11
PCAM SEMINAR TWO SET FOR APRIL 4
The second of four seminars to be held this year by PCAM, the Society for Producers and Composers of Applied Music, will be on "Music for Games: Hard to Play, Harder to Compose For", and will take place at PRS for Music starting at 6.30 pm on April 4.
17-03-11
MUSICTANK COURSE ON LIVE MUSIC, PROMOTION AND VENUE MANAGEMENT
MusicTank is running a six-week course in Monday evenings in April and May on live music, promotion and venue management.
15-03-11
MusicTank Think Tank
MusicTank is running a Think Tank from 6.30-8.30 pm on Thursday, May 20 at PRS for Music on the future of the album.
21-04-10
PCAM Chair Judges Ivor Novello Awards
PCAM Chair Jonathan Goldstein has had a good time on the panel judging the Ivor Novello Best Film Score award.
17-03-09
Chris Smith Elected as MCPS Director
PCAM Committee member Chris Smith has been elected as an MCPS Director, giving him a voice in MCPS and PRS policy.
17-03-09
PCAM Challenges Audio Network Model
Representatives from PCAM and BAC&S met recently with John Whittingdale MP and Andrew Sunnucks of Audio Network for a full and frank discussion.
17-03-09
MusicTank Symposium to Feature PCAM
A MusicTank seminar titled MEDIA COMPOSERS: NEW RULES OF ENGAGEMENT will feature panellists from PCAM, BASCA and Leap Music and will explore many of the issues around commissioning advertising and media music that PCAM has been concerned with over the years. Mark June 4 in your diaries.
29-01-09
Music by Design
Music by Design has finally won its four-year battle to prove rightful ownership of their tracks in France.
16-10-08
New Models for the Use of Production Music
New models are emerging for the aquisition and usage of library music, as explored in an article in the February 2008 issue of Televisual magazine.
07-10-08
Discovery and APM refuse to pay sync fees on score music CDs
Media giant Discovery Communications and leading music library APM Music have released “Discovery Studios Tracks,” a five-CD set including over 200 tracks of score music selected from shows on Discovery’s cable channels. However, Discovery has confirmed that composers who wrote the music on the CDs will not be sharing in the sync and license fees generated from the release.
03-10-08
