Lauri Rechardt

Director Licensing & Litigation, IFPI

Lauri Rechardt is running Rechardt & Co – a law firm specialized in music copyright and media law – which he established in 2006. Before this, Lauri Rechardt worked for over 6 years at IFPI - the association representing the recording industry worldwide, first as a Senior Legal Advisor, and later as Deputy General Counsel, Director of Licensing & Litigation. Prior to joining IFPI he worked for the Finnish Performing Artists’ and Phonogram Producers’ Collecting Society Gramex where he held the position of the Head of Legal and Licensing Affairs.

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    Digital Rights Management
    – Guaranteed Earnings or Certain Death for the Music Industry?

    The need for a framework for new user-friendly services put in place by record companies, artists and distributors is greater than ever. But a wind of change is affecting parts of the music industry.

    PANEL: Lauri Rechardt (FIN), Director Licensing & Litigation, IFPI // Henrik Leschly (DK), Member, DKUA // Ralf Christensen (DK), Journalist & Critic, Information

    A few companies like EMI are breaking new ground and have started to offer high quality digital music without DRM. Is this the way forward or just a dead end?
    New Media Days has invited artists and representatives of both the established and new players to discuss the role of DRM in future business models for the music industry.

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