Participants in the IMR Stakeholder Dialogue

The International Music Registry (IMR) stakeholder dialogue structure comprises three different bodies:  the Consultative Committee, Organizing Committee and Logistics Support.

The Consultative Committee

The IMR is driven by its stakeholders and responds to their initiatives. The Consultative Committee (CC) reflects this in its composition, which includes a wide variety of key players in the music industry, as well as an emphasis on inclusive geographical representation which facilitates a truly global dialogue. The Consultative Committee provides general direction to the IMR which is then implemented in various specific areas by the Secretariat. The basic ideas influencing the development of the IMR initiation are often the result of proposals submitted by the CC to the Organizing Committee. Among the issues that have attracted recent attention from the CC are the Basic Principles; the Sector Feature Team (SFT) process; Governance and Finance.

The International Music Registry (IMR) Consultative Committee is composed of representatives from major sectors of the international music industry.

Many of the participants hold senior positions in International Trade Associations (ITA) representing their various music rights sectors. The Committee aims to ensure broad geographic diversity and is in the process of inviting music industry representatives from Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The Consultative Committee consists of Participants and their Alternates plus Observers as follows:

Participants:

• Attend in a personal capacity or as representative of their organization;
• Present to the group the perspectives they believe will be generally representative of the sector in which they have most experience;
• Should seek to ensure that they gather input from others within their sectors so those wider views are brought to the table;
• New participants become involved through the support of existing participants;

Alternates:

• 'Cover' the participant for which they are an alternate;
• Keep up-to-date on the work of the dialogue so they can step in as needed when 'their' participant is unavailable to attend a particular meeting, for example.

The Organizing Committee

The Organizing Committee (OC) is a small group composed of both stakeholders and WIPO officials. Since the IMR is a public-private partnership, the OC represents the interface between the stakeholders and WIPO. The OC is responsible for generating initiatives to develop the IMR idea. With support from external consultants and WIPO staff, the OC formulates models and proposals and drafts certain decisions documents, including the Basic Principles, the SFT process, and Finance and Governance ideas.  The CC ensues that the initiatives respond to the stakeholder expectations.

The day-to-day work of the Consultative Committee is undertaken by an Organizing Committee as follows:

• Bendik Hofseth
• Peter Jenner
• Nic Garnett
• Nicolas Motsatse
• Wu Jun
• Victor Vazquez-Lopez
• David Uwemedimo
• C. Trevor Clarke

The Logistic Support/ Secretariat

Under the direction of the OC, the Logistics Support or Secretariat of the IMR is responsible for facilitating the dialogue and exploring different solutions to the needs expressed by stakeholders as assessed by the CC. It provides logistics and administrative support and ensures the coherence of IMR activities. The Secretariat submits to the Committees the most suitable alternative solutions for the different IMR proposals. Relevant information and documentation, as well as expert opinions on issues and organizational functions are provided by Logistics Support. The Secretariat provides focused assistance to the Committees on any specific issues raised.  Some of the Secretariat’s recent initiatives are described in this document. The IMR Secretariat is serviced by WIPO.

• Victor Vazquez-Lopez
• Guilda Rostama
• Rina Woronowski