FIM

The International Federation of Musicians (http://www.fim-musicians.com) is the longest established and most comprehensive international organisation representing musicians in all genres of music. It has been fully involved in protecting musicians’ interests in all the developments arising from digital technology including the internet and associated communications technologies.

Press contact email: FIMparis@compuserve.com

GERA-Europe

The Global Entertainment Retail Association-Europe (http://www.gera-europe.org) represents entertainment retailers at a European level with respect to all issues that affect the way entertainment retailers do their business.

Press contact Ruben Schellingerhout, Tel: +32 2 626 1991,
email: ruben.schellingerhout@gera-europe.org

GIART

GIART (http://www.giart.org) is the International Organisation of Performing Artists composed of the European Collecting Societies of performers' rights whose purpose is to defend and to promote the intellectual property rights of performing artists at European and International level.

Press contact Francesca Greco, Tel: +32 2 732 53 92, Mobile: +32 476 208112, email: giart@chello.be

IFPI

IFPI (http://www.ifpi.org) promotes the interests of the recording industry worldwide and comprises a membership of over 1500 independent and major record companies in more than 70 countries.

Press contact Adrian Strain Tel: +44 (0)20 7878 7935, email: info@ifpi.org

IMMF

The International Music Managers Forum (http://www.immf.net) represents the interests of music managers, and by extension their 'featured artist' clients, at the global level; our membership, the national associations of music managers in many countries, represent the same interests to their respective local governments. The organisation aims to help managers be more successful in representing their artist-clients through training and capacity-building initiatives, by actively participating in the work of multilateral processes and organisations which help develop norms in the copyright field, and through facilitating information sharing between managers worldwide.

Press contact Kim Hunter, Tel: +44 (0)20 8800 1011, Mobile: +44 (0)7985 275 447, email press@immf.net

Impala

The Independent Music Companies Association - IMPALA (www.impalasite.org) is an international non profit-making trade association representing over 1800 independent record companies and music publishers across Europe. Its purpose is to promote their competitiveness in the interests of cultural diversity.

Press contact Helen Smith, Tel: +32 2 289 2600, email: hsmith@kernnet.com