About the IAFAR

Our Mission

IAFAR’s mission is to be the focal point for education and advocacy of neighbouring rights and to provide a community for those working in this segment of the music industry.

What do the IAFAR do?

Advocacy – IAFAR was founded to tackle worldwide issues affecting neighbouring rights legislation.

Education – IAFAR will provide workshops and literature to help educate about NR and solve problems affecting NR.

Community – IAFAR will provide a community to support, debate and foster the work of all members.

Benefits

  • Help getting NR problems fixed.
  • Potentially increase your income as a recording artist, session musician, producer, engineer or NR representative.
  • Attend events, learn about NR and how they affect you, meet your peers.
  • We are not for profit so your membership dues are put to work for your benefit.

Background

Although the Rome Treaty has enabled neighbouring and related rights to be a source of income for performers living in any country that has been a signatory since 1961, this income stream has always played second fiddle to copyright owners (labels) and publishing income. However, as mechanical income drops, artists are being forced to look elsewhere to augment their income. In addition, the rise of satellite and digital sound recording income from sources such as SoundExchange, has beaconed an awareness to the fact that this income stream exists. As this awareness grows, companies have been increasingly creating new business models in which they benefit from the income neighbouring rights generate, without being able or willing to handle the hurdles and pitfalls that ensue.

In the publishing world, when something goes wrong, publishers can go to the MPA, NMPA or equivalent which can provide the advocacy necessary to solve industry wide issues. These organizations also provide educational events for people involved in copyright, or individuals looking to go into this field so that they can attain a base amount of knowledge. These organizations also create a community in which competitors can co-exist as colleagues. It creates a sense in the world of copyright, there when the law turns on a dime, competitors are ready to unite for the good of the whole.

This did not previously exist in the neighbouring rights community. It was not surprising when it was a relatively unknown income stream; although still a small community, awareness has grown as issues have arisen.  The relative obscurity of such an important revenue source made us all vulnerable and enabled CMO’s to remain unchecked as regards rules and regulations that range from unfair to unlawful. When there is an issue affecting anyone or everyone who registers a performance claim, there was no one to turn to for help. Now there is. IAFAR.

Our mission is for this group is to be the focal point for education and advocacy of neighbouring rights and to provide a community for those working in this segment of the music industry. The group is open to anyone who works on artists neighbouring rights. This includes artists representing themselves, lawyers, accountants, publishers with representative divisions, and sole trader representatives.  The CMOs need to be held to account by the people to whom they exist to serve.  Individually, we might not have much of a voice. Together, we speak loud enough for everyone to hear.

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IAFAR Ltd
62 Cheyneys Ave
Edgware
Middlesex
HA8 6SF

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Company Number
11477202

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