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VOIS took part in MIDEM 2014
MIDEM, the largest international exhibition dedicated to music, was held in Cannes (France) from 1 to 4 February, 2014. Mr. A. Krichevsky, General Director of VOIS, and Mr. E. Valdez-Martinez, Deputy General Director of VOIS, attended the exhibition. Mr. A. Krichevsky and Mr. E. Valdez-Martinez met with the representatives of the collective management societies PPL…
VOIS and STOART (Poland) fled into partnership
VOIS concluded a bilateral agreement with the Union of Performing Artists STOART – the Polish collective rights management society. According to the agreement the performers of both countries will be protected equally on the contracting territories. The Polish Union of Performing Artists STOART was founded on the initiative of the Association of Polish Musicians (SPAM),…
VOIS took part in SCAPR meetings in Stockholm
On 16-19 September, 2013 the Societies’ Council for the Collective Management of Performers’ Rights (SCAPR) held sessional working group meetings in Stockholm (Sweden). VOIS took part in the Rights and Administration Working Group, the Cooperation and Development Working Group and the Technical Working Group. At the meeting of the Cooperation and Development Working Group VOIS…
VOIS became the official partner of Audio Branding Congress 2013
Audio Branding Congress 2013, organized by the Audio Branding Academy and supported by the National Research University – Higher School of Economics, Moscow based company DigiSky and Humboldt University of Berlin, will take place in Moscow on November 28th. VOIS became the official partner of the Congress. The event devoted to the topic “Sound Opportunities”…
VOIS became an ordinary member of SCAPR
On May 14-17, 2013 in Kyoto (Japan) the annual General Assembly of the Societies’ Council for the Collective Management of Performers’ Rights (SCAPR) was held. VOIS was elected an ordinary member. Some time ago VOIS was accepted as an associated member of this international organization, but due to the results of work in 2012 the…
VOIS took part in Subregional seminar “Protection of Copyright, Related Rights and Collective Management” in Erevan
VOIS took part in Subregional seminar “Protection of Copyright, Related Rights and Collective Management” which was held in Erevan (Armenia) on March 14-15, 2013. The seminar was organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC). The event gathered together experts from Estonia, Georgia, Russia…
VOIS took part in the international trade show MIDEM 2013
The largest international music trade show MIDEM took place in Cannes (France) on January 26-29, 2013. Deputy Director of VOIS Mr. Erik Valdes-Martines held a series of meetings with foreign colleagues and attended special events of the exhibition. Mr. Erik Valdes-Martines met the representatives of the collective management societies PPL (UK) and SENA (the Netherlands)…
VOIS and “Amanat” (Kazakhstan) fled into partnership
VOIS concluded a mutual representation agreement with the private institution “Non-profit organization for the protection of copyright and related rights “Amanat”(Kazakhstan). According to the agreement performers and producers of phonograms of both countries will be protected equally on the contracting territories. “Non-profit organization for the protection of copyright and related rights “Amanat” was founded by…
VOIS took part in Subregional seminar “Protection of Copyright, Related Rights and Collective Management” in Tbilisi
Subregional seminar “Protection of Copyright, Related Rights and Collective Management” organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) was held in Tbilisi (Georgia) on December 4 and 5, 2012. VOIS was represented by Mr. Erik Valdes-Martines, Deputy Director. The seminar brought together representatives of international organizations and experts of collective management societies from different countries.…
VOIS and ANPCI (Moldova) fled into partnership
In October, 2012 VOIS concluded a bilateral agreement with Moldovan collecting society ANPCI. According to the bilateral agreement the performers and the producers of phonograms of both countries will be protected equally on the contracting territories. Cooperation of VOIS and Moldovan colleagues will allow Russian performers and record companies get remuneration for the public use…
