“There are no copyright collection societies operating in the GCC region”
The business of music licensing continues to be a difficult area in the UAE and, generally, across the Gulf region. European collective rights management agencies are once again writing letters to various users of music, claiming their rights.
On that basis, we felt it was timely to address this issue so that everyone fully comprehends the rights position.
Firstly, despite claims that we read, from time to time, on social media posts, the UAE Copyright Act recognises various rights relating to music, including the much-discussed issue of the public performance rights, as part of the rights granted to authors under Article 7:
“Only the author and his successor or the copyright holder may authorise the exploitation of the work of art, in any manner whatsoever, namely…
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Al Tamimi & Co.’s Fiona Robertson outlines the challenges involved in licensing music in a region without collection societies
Comment 19 August 2019