IMPF Editorial Hub

The IMPF Network 2.0 Project was formally launched at the IMPF'S 2025 General Assemblies & Conference last week as part of a two-day event hosted in Athens.  See the Press Release here. See Music Week's article here. You can find our more about Network 2.0 Project...

IMPF has launched the fifth edition of its Global Market View for Independent Music Publishing at the 2025 General Assemblies & Conference, a two-day event hosted in Athens. IMPF’s Global Market View is the only report that looks exclusively at the independent...

IMPF along with a coalition of authors, performers and other rightsholders active across the EU’s cultural and creative sectors have issued a joint statement regarding the third draft of the EU AI Act’s GPAI Code of Practice.  Please see the statement here.

GEMA represents the copyrights of around 95,000 members in Germany, including composers, lyricists and music publishers, as well as over 2 million rights-holders from all over the world. It is one of the world's largest authors' societies for musical works.  See the...

Founded in 1851, Sacem is a private, non-profit society owned by its members, that maximises revenues and service for creators and publishers.  Today, it boasts a membership of 224,470 across authors, composers, music publishers, dubbing and subtitling authors and...

IMPF along with 37 international organisations representing the cultural and creative sectors calls on the ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SUMMIT taking place in Paris to support creators and demand respect for copyright. See the Charter here.

IMPF has received a second substantial grant from the European Union as part of the Creative Europe Programme, which will further fund new projects designed to support IMPF’s members across Europe, as well as benefitting independent music publishers more widely around...

EU rightsholders and creators demand substantial improvements to the GPAI Code of Practice. If the draft is not substantially improved, the Code will fail to meet the objectives of the AI Act and directly conflict with EU law, including copyright law.  See the letter...

IMPF comments on the potential sale of Downtown Music to Virgin Music Group: "IMPF is both saddened and concerned by news of a potential sale of Downtown Music to Universal-owned Virgin Music Group. Downtown Music Publishing and Sheer Publishing Africa are valued...

CISAC's global economic study shows the immense impact Gen AI is likely to have on creators.  See the study here.

IMPF congratulates the College of Commissioners which has been confirmed by the European Parliament and is expected to take office in early December. We look forward to working with those commissioners with relevant portfolios towards promoting an environment in which...

Statement from IMPF IMPF welcomes the important findings in the final report of Australia's Senate Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence, which expressly recognises the 'unprecedented theft' of copyrighted works. We congratulate APRA AMCOS on its work to date on...

IMPF joins a coalition of Creators and Rightsholders organisations calling for a meaningful implementation of the AI Act to enable creators and rightsholders to exercise and enforce their rights when it comes to ingesting and copying copyright-protected works for...

The international tech company offers metadata management software and reporting solutions to creators, music rights holders, and major broadcasters.  See the Press Release here.

IMPF proudly supports this initiative and calls for others to join. Signatories include creators of many repertoires:  musicians, writers, actors, artists, photographers, and more.  Nobel-winning authors, Academy Award-winning actors, Oscar-winning composers, and...

See Music Week article here. See the Press Release here.

TikTok must engage with and establish a licensing agreement with Merlin if it wishes to use the music of Merlin's members on its platform. To try and circumnavigate Merlin's collective licensing is a thinly veiled attempt to divide independent labels and drive down...

IMPF welcomes MPAJ to the Friends and Supporters Category.  See the press release here.