This week (5th – 10th July) the annual conference of the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (IAML) takes place in Amsterdam. More than 500 visitors from 50 (mainly western) countries meet in the new Amsterdam conservatory for a variety of lectures, discussions and workshops.
At the opening session (6th July) the keynote speech ‘The Sirens of Pirate Bay’ was held by dr. Martin Bossenbroek, director of Collections & Services at the Koninklijke Bibliotheek. He focused on the actual debate on copyright and its implications for (music)libraries. In his presentation the following items are addressed. Firstly, the far-reaching effects of the digital revolution for the media landscape as a whole and the music industry in particular. Secondly, it shows the extreme diverse reactions in society on the transformation of the media landscape and its implications for copyright. Finally, it poses – and answers – the most important question: how can librarians – including those far away from the turbulent pop music scene and devoted to classical music – cope with these shifting realities of the digital world?
Access the Lecture: Lecture The Sirens of Pirate Bay (video clips are not included) (21 pages; PDF)
Source: Koninklijke Bibliotheek – National library of the Netherlands
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