IFPI Taiwan Chapter Established

Source: Chapter Four: Taiwan’s Copyright in Alignment with American Capital
From: “Three-Phase Analysis of Taiwan’s Copyright Conflicts (1960–2002)” thesis
Date: 2013. Author: Cho Kuan-ch’i

In July 1986, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) formally established its Taiwan chapter, creating a management and enforcement unit beneath it. Beyond its significance in introducing Western record-sale systems and copyright-management norms, IFPI served as an advance scout for foreign capital (the international majors) entering Taiwan. That same year, Taiwan’s first music copyright-management organisation was also established. Under Article 21 of Taiwan’s Copyright Law at the time, nine music-rights groups — including the Music Copyright Committee of the ROC Copyright Owners’ Association — and nine music-user groups — including the Sound Recording Copyright Committee of the same association — jointly formed the “ROC Copyright Owners’ Association Music Copyright Users’ Committee,” which began collecting and distributing royalties for musical works. It was the only copyright collective established under the Copyright Law that year.

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External Links

• The NCKU MP3 Case Concluded with Students’ Public Apology — A “Helpless” Capitulation under US “Special 301” Pressure (Liberty Times)
• IFPI Written Statement on the NCKU MP3 Incident
• Taiwan Recording Industry Foundation (Wikipedia)
• International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (Wikipedia)
• Recording Industry Foundation in Taiwan