Talk:The Ivors Academy

British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors and David Ferguson

David Ferguson leads to a disambiguation page. There are two David Ferguson who look promising: David R. Ferguson, the American record producer, and I would assume he wouldn't be part of this organization due to his nationality; and David Ferguson (impresario), who might be the one as he is "international" but seems to mainly spend his time in Northern California. If it isn't one of those two, then there isn't currently an article for your link to whomever that is supposed to be. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 16:33, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Therein lies the rub, eh? It appeared to me that the David Ferguson who gained the award would therefore be notable, but that there doesn't appear to be an article for him yet. We need somebody familiar with the subject matter, or who takes on the job of researching him, to make the appropriate correction. At the time, I was disambiguating a bunch of links to David Ferguson, many of which had to do with a Scottish geologist who also doesn't have an article. PKT(alk) 19:58, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

copyright collection society ?

• BASCAP is categorized as a copyright collection society, but the article doesn't discuss any copyright collection activities -- just lobbying, counseling, etc., the sorts of things a trade/industry/professional group does. Can anyone clarify? --Lquilter (talk) 21:20, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

 Not done: Denied due to promotional tone. Quetstar (talk) 01:41, 24 August 2021 (UTC)

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The Academy now has four genre committees representing Songwriters, Classical, Jazz and Media composers.

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The Ivors Academy presents Ivor Novello Awards at two annual award ceremonies known as The Ivors with Apple Music and at The Ivors Composer Awards.

The Ivors recognise and reward Britain and Ireland's songwriting and composing talents. The Rising Star with Apple Music Award was launched in 2019 to honour under 25 British and Irish songwriters and composers at The Ivors. All Rising Star nominees receive a year-long mentorship from a well-established Academy member and leaders from Apple Music.

The Ivors Composer Awards recognise excellence in contemporary classical, jazz and sound arts composition, and are sponsored by the PRS for Music and in association with BBC Radio 3.

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The Ivors Academy is the UK’s independent professional association for songwriters and composers in the UK and Ireland.

It exists to:

• Campaign for the rights and importance of music creators.
• Celebrate excellence in songwriting and composition through Ivor Novello Awards.
• Support its members’ careers through mentoring, networking and events.
• Foster a community of songwriters and composers working in all genres.

The organization provides pro bono legal services, insurance cover, financial advice, events, networking opportunities, discounts and newsletters.

Campaigns are central to the organization’s work and its current campaigns are Fix Streaming and Keep Music Alive, Composers Against Buyouts and #PaySongwriters.

Fix Streaming calls for music streaming reform to fairly pay songwriters and composers. The campaign included a petition signed by nearly 18K signatories asking for a Government review into streaming. In October 2020 the DCMS Select Committee announced it would hold an inquiry into the economics of music streaming.

In its written evidence to the inquiry The Ivors Academy recommended that the Government introduced regulation of major music intermediaries with a code of conduct, implement a package of copyright reform, set a timeframe for the reform of Collective Rights Management systems and commission research into creators’ earnings.

In April 2021 156 artists and songwriters including Paul McCartney, Kate Bush and Stevie Nicks signed an open letter to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson MP from The Ivors Academy, the Musicians Union and #BrokenRecord campaign asking for:

A change to the 1988 Copyright, Designs and Patents Act so all performers receive a share of revenues through streaming as they do with radio.

A referral to the Competitions and Markets Authority to address the revenues music creators receive through streaming.

The creation of a regulator to ensure the lawful treatment of songwriters, composers, artists and musicians.

The Composers Against Buyouts campaign aims to promote the use of royalties over one-time up-front payments, buyouts, to remunerate composers for TV, film and games. A 2019 survey of composers by The Ivors Academy showed that 70% have worked for free, 64% have seen commissioning fees decrease and 64% believed that the current commissioning process is unfair or coercive.

The #PaySongwriters campaign calls on record labels to:

• Pay writers a minimum daily allowance of £75 / $120 to each songwriter working with an artist to cover expenses. The allowance would be non-recoupable from the artist share.
• Give writers at least four points on the master from the label share. These points should be on net revenue and shared amongst the non-performing songwriters on a record.

The Academy has also responded to many European Commission's consultations and is a part of ECSA the European Composer and Songwriter Alliance.

Past campaigns include:

• In 2017 The Day The Music Died[12]  aimed for more transparency around digital deals, to achieve a fairer share of digital royalty income and advertising revenues linked to Academy members’ works and to have better protection online both through search engines and the easier removal of infringing websites and apps.
• In 2015 the Academy, the Musician's Union and UK Music won a copyright Judicial Review in the High Court.[13] Through this procedure, they challenged the Government's decision to introduce a private copying exception into UK copyright law without providing fair compensation to rights to rights holders (as required by EU law).
• Throughout the BBC's charter renewal process, the Academy focussed on speaking out about protecting the BBC (and its music services) from cuts. It made three formal submissions to government on the BBC including the DCMS public consultation. Many of the Academy's members publicly supported UK Music's #letitbeeb campaign,[14] led by Academy Fellow Sir Paul McCartney.

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Awards:

• The Ivors with Apple Music: https://ivorsacademy.com/awards/the-ivors/
• The Ivors Composer Awards https://ivorsacademy.com/awards/the-ivors-composer-awards/
• The Rising Star with Apple Music Award: https://ivorsacademy.com/awards/the-ivors/rising-star/

Other Services:

• About The Ivors Academy: https://ivorsacademy.com/about-us/
• Academy membership: https://ivorsacademy.com/membership/
• Fix Streaming and Keep Music Alive campaign: https://ivorsacademy.com/campaign/keep-music-alive/
• Composers Against Buyouts campaign: https://ivorsacademy.com/campaign/composers-against-buyouts/
• #PaySongwriters campaign: https://ivorsacademy.com/campaign/paysongwriters/,
• DCMS Select Committee announcement about opening an inquiry into the economics of music streaming: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/646/economics-of-music-streaming/news/120055/dcms-committee-examine-impact-of-streaming-on-future-of-the-music-industry/
• Written evidence from The Ivors Academy submitted to the DCMS Select Committee inquiry into the economics of music streaming: https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/15416/html/
• NME article about 156 artists writing to Boris Johnson in April 2021: https://www.nme.com/news/music/paul-mccartney-kate-bush-stevie-nicks-and-more-sign-letter-calling-on-boris-johnson-to-fix-streaming-economy-2924096
• Details of 2019 survey of media composers: https://ivorsacademy.com/news/the-ivors-academy-calls-for-solidarity-against-buyouts/

MT Ivors (talk) 08:20, 23 August 2021 (UTC) Mark Taylor, Director of Membership, Marketing and Communications at The Ivors Academy MT Ivors (talk) 08:20, 23 August 2021 (UTC)