The contribution made by African musicians and their music throughout history is unquestionable. The continent’s musical landscape is rich and contributes not just entertainment value but also a way of sharing tradition and culture. Unfortunately, even today, only a few African artists have been able to make money from the popularity of their music, and most of them struggle to make a living or to get the recognition they deserve. Inefficient rights management systems, difficulties in cross-border licensing and payment, and other challenges, mean that artists frequently don’t earn as much money as they should from their work. World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), has undertaken a number of initiatives intended to benefit musicians in Africa. Among the initiatives, is a collaboration between WIPO and Google focused on building software that will make it easier, faster, and simpler for musicians and composers in 11 West African countries to get paid for the use of their music worldwide - and help increase their music’s visibility internationally at the same time.existing rights-management software to do just that. WIPO's website . Posted by Ory Okolloh, Policy and Government Relations Manager, Google Africa
Any chance there will be a mailing list, or where will the startup of this web service be announced?
ReplyDeleteIf you then consider adding one more language/currency pair to the system I recommend Brazil.
We should continue to support the arts in Africa. It is an opportunity for the world to come together. Africa is the beginning of our great civilization and by supporting its culture we can help change to world into a better place.
ReplyDeleteHowever, there are hurdles to this endeavor. Most of these barriers stems from the political overtones that are occurring in Africa. It would be important to ensure that the cultural aspects do not get to political. What I mean is that it cannot get too political that there will be a major backlash against cultures in the third world.