NLA media access, PLS and PPA champion digital rights
Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at 14:39 This morning NLA media access co-hosted an two hour session event with the Publishers Licensing Society (PLS) and Professional Publishers Association looking at how appropriate rights can be secured in an efficient, transparent and fair manner.
As the PPA set out in their event brief, the diversification of publishing from print editions into a mix of online, tablet, mobile and other media means that acquiring the most appropriate rights can be a complex endeavour. For publishers, capturing additional revenue streams from new platforms can be hampered where appropriate agreements with contributors do not clearly and fairly allow re-use of content.
From the NLA Lis Ribbans, former Managing Editor of The Guardian, was an expert guest speaker sharing her views on how rights management has evolved and best practice for the future.
She was joined by Michael Pocock, Head of Licensing & Syndication at the Independent and Andrew Horton, Director, Content & Brand Licensing, Time Inc.
For further information on NLA’s work in this area please contact publisherservices@nla.co.uk.