![]() ![]() She continued, “I have had the good fortune of living through so much of the industry’s transformation from analogue to digital. Every achievement has been the result of a team effort. I am very proud and appreciative of the IFPI team, both now and over the years. “I have loved working for IFPI and the recording industry and feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to serve in this role. “After three decades with IFPI, thirteen of which as its Global CEO, it is time for me to hang up my spurs!” Moore,who trained as a barrister, said in a statement. Legal action taken or coordinated by IFPI in the digital era has led to around 5,200 infringing sites being blocked or shut down, says the London-based organization.Īs the music industry has become more global, IFPI also created the IFPI Global Charts and in 2015, IFPI struck a blow to piracy by aligning the global release of new music to Fridays. Moore’s reign has also seen IFPI take a leading role in combating stream manipulation and copyright infringing websites around the world. ![]() Noteworthy achievements during her 13-year tenure include the hard-fought enactment of the EU Copyright Directive – a landmark piece of legislation, which made online platforms like YouTube liable for unlicensed content, narrowing safe harbor protections in Europe, and which was passed in 2019 after extensive lobbying from IFPI. Last year, recorded music sales had rebounded to $26.2 billion, a rise of 9% on the previous year and the eighth consecutive year of growth, according to the organization’s most recent “Global Music Report.” When Moore started at CEO in 2010, global music sales had fallen to $13.8 billion from a high of over $22 billion in 1999. Those initiatives helped lay the groundwork for the recorded music industry’s year-on-year recovery from the lows of just over a decade ago when piracy was rampant. ![]() Under Moore’s leadership, IFPI has guided the global industry through a throng of seismic changes, namely its transition to digital streaming, along with major initiatives to strengthen copyright protections and intellectual property rights and the ongoing fight against music piracy. IFPI CEO Frances Moore On the Global Battle For Copyright Reform ![]()
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