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'''Irish Music Rights Organisation''' (IMRO) is the [[collecting society]] for [[songwriter]]s, [[composer]]s and [[Music publisher (popular music)|music publisher]]s of [[Ireland]]. Its role is to act as an agent for its members in order to collect license fees whenever their musical works are performed in public, broadcast or transmitted, and to pay out [[performing royalty|performing royalties]]. |
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| name = Irish Music Rights Organisation |
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| logo = IMRO logo as of May 2017.png |
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| founded = 1988 |
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| key_people = [[Eleanor McEvoy]]([[Chairperson]]) |
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| hq_location_country = [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] |
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| website = https://www.imro.ie/ |
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The '''Irish Music Rights Organisation''' ('''IMRO''') is a national organisation that administers the performing right in copyright music in Ireland on behalf of its members (who are songwriters, composers and music publishers) and on behalf of the songwriters, composers and music publishers of the international overseas societies that are affiliated to it. At present IMRO has approximately 11,000 songwriter, composer and music publisher members. |
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==Role in Irish Culture== |
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MRO was set up in 1987 by some of the most notorious elements in Irish music. Its rulebook explicitly states that royalties are to go to the directors and their families ahead of the musicians. Moreover, musicians on joining unknowingly give ownership of all their material to IMRO. |
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In advocating and campaigning for Irish music creators, IMRO plays an essential role in the Irish music industry as well as for the exportation of Irish culture globally.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Hot Press]]|title=IMRO Feature: How the organisation puts music first|author=Jackie Hayden|date=2019-06-24|url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/imro-feature-organisation-puts-music-first-22778085}}</ref> |
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IMRO has been responsible perhaps more than any other single factor for the decline of Irish music since it (IMRO) got its monopoly to collect from venues in the mid-1990s. It has been supported mainly by criminal elements within the Irish government. For example, a massive investigation by the police was thwarted and the decision of the state not to prosecute was reported by the media before the police were told |
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==History== |
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The forthcoming crackdown on corporate enforcement in Ireland may put IMRO in further trouble. In particular, their practise of changing song titles, particularly in Gaelic, to make up a new tune code suggested fraud to the Irish bureau of criminal investigation, before their investigationwas aborted. |
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A public performance of copyright music takes place when that music is used anywhere outside of the domestic environment. IMRO's function is to collect and distribute royalties arising from the public performance of copyright works. It is a not-for-profit organisation. Music users such as broadcasters, venues and businesses must pay for their use of copyright music by way of a blanket licence fee. IMRO collects these monies and distributes them to the songwriters, composers and music publishers who created the songs. The monies earned by copyright owners in this way are known as public performance royalties.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}} |
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See “The Irish Music scam” on seanonuallain.com |
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In 1996, IMRO was embroiled in a national controversy over their "dogged pursuit of performance royalties in relation to primary schools." IMRO asserted that the use of copyrighted music in public schools for events like plays, concerts, or dances meant the each school should pay a licensing fee. This was seen, broadly speaking, by the public while technically correct to be wrong or immoral. Ultimately, a compromise was reached with reduced fees to be paid.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=McCann|first=Anthony|date=2012-12-01|title=Opportunities of Resistance: Irish Traditional Music and the Irish Music Rights Organisation 1995–2000|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/03007766.2012.709665|journal=Popular Music and Society|volume=35|issue=5|pages=651–681|doi=10.1080/03007766.2012.709665|s2cid=144932224|issn=0300-7766}}</ref> |
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IMRO is also prominently involved in the sponsorship and promotion of music in Ireland. Every year it sponsors a large number of song contests, music festivals, seminars, workshops, research projects and showcase performances.<ref>{{Cite web|title = About The Irish Music Rights Organisation|url = http://www.imro.ie/about-imro/|website = IMRO|access-date = 2015-10-30|language = en}}</ref> For example, the IMRO Radio Awards have taken place every year since 2000.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-25|title=Entries now open for the 21st IMRO Radio Awards|url=https://radiotoday.ie/2021/05/entries-now-open-for-the-21st-imro-radio-awards/|access-date=2021-07-01|website=RadioToday|language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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As of 1 January 2016, IMRO handled the collection and distribution of royalties covered by the repertoire of [[Phonographic Performance Ireland|PPI]] through a joint licensing scheme<ref>{{Cite web|title = Dual Music Licence|url = https://www.imro.ie/duallicence/index.php|website = IMRO|access-date = 2017-05-11|language = en}}</ref> on a select range of tariffs.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Dual Music Licence Tariffs|url = https://www.imro.ie/duallicence/tariffs.php|website = IMRO|access-date = 2017-05-11|language = en}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 22:17, 26 February 2024
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| Founded | 1988 |
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Key people | Eleanor McEvoy(Chairperson) |
| Website | https://www.imro.ie/ |
The Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) is a national organisation that administers the performing right in copyright music in Ireland on behalf of its members (who are songwriters, composers and music publishers) and on behalf of the songwriters, composers and music publishers of the international overseas societies that are affiliated to it. At present IMRO has approximately 11,000 songwriter, composer and music publisher members.
Role in Irish Culture[edit]
In advocating and campaigning for Irish music creators, IMRO plays an essential role in the Irish music industry as well as for the exportation of Irish culture globally.[1]
History[edit]
A public performance of copyright music takes place when that music is used anywhere outside of the domestic environment. IMRO's function is to collect and distribute royalties arising from the public performance of copyright works. It is a not-for-profit organisation. Music users such as broadcasters, venues and businesses must pay for their use of copyright music by way of a blanket licence fee. IMRO collects these monies and distributes them to the songwriters, composers and music publishers who created the songs. The monies earned by copyright owners in this way are known as public performance royalties.[citation needed]
In 1996, IMRO was embroiled in a national controversy over their "dogged pursuit of performance royalties in relation to primary schools." IMRO asserted that the use of copyrighted music in public schools for events like plays, concerts, or dances meant the each school should pay a licensing fee. This was seen, broadly speaking, by the public while technically correct to be wrong or immoral. Ultimately, a compromise was reached with reduced fees to be paid.[2]
IMRO is also prominently involved in the sponsorship and promotion of music in Ireland. Every year it sponsors a large number of song contests, music festivals, seminars, workshops, research projects and showcase performances.[3] For example, the IMRO Radio Awards have taken place every year since 2000.[4]
As of 1 January 2016, IMRO handled the collection and distribution of royalties covered by the repertoire of PPI through a joint licensing scheme[5] on a select range of tariffs.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Jackie Hayden (2019-06-24). "IMRO Feature: How the organisation puts music first". Hot Press.
- ^ McCann, Anthony (2012-12-01). "Opportunities of Resistance: Irish Traditional Music and the Irish Music Rights Organisation 1995–2000". Popular Music and Society. 35 (5): 651–681. doi:10.1080/03007766.2012.709665. ISSN 0300-7766. S2CID 144932224.
- ^ "About The Irish Music Rights Organisation". IMRO. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ^ "Entries now open for the 21st IMRO Radio Awards". RadioToday. 2021-05-25. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ "Dual Music Licence". IMRO. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
- ^ "Dual Music Licence Tariffs". IMRO. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
