Collecting Society Projects/Netherlands
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Parties Involved
Creative Commons Netherlands is a joint venture between Knowledgeland, Waag Society and the Institute for Information Law (IViR) in cooperation with Creative Commons International, a not-for-profit organization, founded in 2001, that promotes the creative re-use of intellectual and artistic works.
Buma/Stemra represents the interests of domestic and foreign music authors and publishers in the Netherlands. Buma/Stemra’s core task is to exploit music copyrights (i.e. collect and distribute royalties) and manage them for its affiliated composers, lyricists and music publishers.
Objectives
How does it work
Definition (Non)Commercial
Within the scope of the pilot between Creative Commons Netherlands and Buma/Stemra, ‘commercial use’ should be taken to mean the following:
Every use of the Work by for-profit institutions is qualified as ‘commercial use’.
In addition, within the scope of the pilot, distributing or publicly performing or making available online the Work against payment or other financial compensation (including the use of the work in combination with ads, publicity actions or other similar activities intended to generate income for the user or a third party) is qualified as ‘commercial use’.
Within the scope of the pilot, ‘commercial use’ also includes the distribution or public performance or having broadcasting organisations make the Work available online, as well as using the Work in hotel and catering establishments, work, sales and retail spaces. This also applies to organisations that use music in or in addition to the performance of their duties, such as, for example, churches, schools (including dancing schools), institutions for welfare work, etc. Separate licenses are available from Buma/Stemra for such kinds of use.
source: Fact Sheet Pilot Creative Commons Netherlands and Buma/Stemra
Experiences (so far)
Additional Information
- Announcement on the cc-blog: Dutch Collecting Societies Welcome CC
- Fact Sheet Pilot Creative Commons Netherlands and Buma/Stemra
- Press Release: More opportunities for music authors to promote their own music
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