What happens to the "Tune"?

All attempts to detect Russian record labels in classical music, will sooner or later lead to the largest manufacturer and distributor of records - the legendary recording studio "Melody" still owns the rights to playbacking unprecedented scale archive not only classical music, "Melody." but also of Soviet music. because of what may be the largest player in the music market About the true state of affairs in the company Valery Zolotukhin said Deputy General Director of "Music" Arthur Gorbachev and editor Andrew Troshin. What is the number of discs released "Melody"? Arthur Gorbachev. Now we have to go about a remake one day. This is mostly classical music, both archival and contemporary literature. From modern records we have recently released an album with the State Symphony Orchestra of Russia, which won awards in Europe. However, capture and replicate the great Russian orchestras today only sponsorship. It is unprofitable project. The minimum amount of costs the record - it's a hundred and 50,000 rubles. Value of the contract depends on the room, on the complexity of the work, how much time spent in rehearsal for writing. One thing - record the show, and quite another - that studio recordings. "Melody" can not afford more than 2-3 of these records per year. Andrey Troshin. Modern Russian conductor, who do not try at once, in the West record, for the music industry - an empty phrase. Worse, the situation is only with contemporary composers, the government does not usually. AG When you're on the issue of modern composers of trade generally hard to say. Buy them some music lovers, and Western traders we offer to take a part in advertising and somehow try to increase the interest of listeners to the composer. AT you feed us, then "pokoynichki." Easier to work with records, such as Bach, Mozart and others. You do not need to spin, they do not pay royalties. It is no coincidence, as the market there is a huge number of discs as "Haydn. The Best." On the cover of none other than the composer's name is does not say a word. Perhaps plays Haydn wooden spoon? What percentage of the classical music recordings in the archives of music that saved published today? AG Maybe half a percent. AT example, all saved data of such great musicians as judges published, third. say nothing about the actors of the third wave. Which you rely on when deciding sense what makes to publish a record in the music market? AG These things are decided in the newsroom. If we understand the record with the performance in terms of success, decide which usually have produced it. We have to look also, there are any similar records in the music market are affected also. the products to extend the Pirates. AT We can also missed recording artist and sell the finished products to the West. But in the domestic market, we are very dependent on the Western labels and pirates. What sense to publish such products, if the whole of Moscow and Moscow region of Haydn and Mozart flooded? If we see that the gap is formed - Wagner, for example, is not enough - we begin to produce our products. Such "posegmentnoe" track - a very difficult task. About the music market in Russia by the value, the CD-ROM drive can be assessed. For example, if the western market will cost around 12 to 20 euros, while in Russia, the selling price is our drive - 75-80 rubles. It turns out that our only competitor in the Russian market - the pirates, so we are forced to reduce prices on the actually pirated. Otherwise, just do not take distribution drives the trade. What drives the spread of classical music? AG copies normally 1-5000. This is not very different from the circulation, which goes beyond the classical music world. AT releasing pop records, which account for about 10% of the total issued discs try, we get away from the format of the "retro" and its position as a modern style of music. Is to say, we have this series of "The True Story of light music", which is intended for certain students, fans of the genre Easy Listening. About these issues of Soviet "Bossa Nova", incredibly beautiful music, or, for example, electronic music has an interest in the audience. But with the release of these records are specific problems: Basically it's repertoire of the 70s and early 80s, and when we try to find the authors, we are told: "He disappeared altogether twenty years." Is there any other company in the Russian market to write classical music? AG Yes, there are a few companies, write and publish classical music. There are those who want to buy a license in any way, and there are those that simply reprints pirated. With imperfect legislation in Russia AT: Actually, two Russian companies that are active in classical music - "Vista Vera" and Art Classics. Now the "Vista Vera" is has stopped writing because it is unprofitable. In fact, the best in this case, write to the great artists who have to pay extra for the release of the disc. AG In fact, most of the new record, which we do - or plan unprofitable or kept at a minimal return. AT The problem, I think, is this. There are, for example, Three Tenors - Pavarotti, Carrera and Domingo - who left behind a burning plane. Business is organized so that the musicians are no longer needed. In order to handle the money in this area, enough of the three. They have not only repress their contemporaries, but also blocks the way for the younger generation - to invest it in other projects unprofitable. Because of this policy rejected 95% of the records, and 98% of the performers. In our country, the great artists (announced or those who have major service providers), or its successor, which often labels the western market agents. Explain. Ltd. We have asked the widow Svetlanov published permission Records, and we were denied. However, there is information that it should belong in the talks with the Western label on the wholesale of all records, including those that "music". It turns out that the state as the owner of phonograms no interest. Wait, but curious situation: Svetlanov widow can not legally sell heritage manager, where she chooses, and "Melody" can not records because of his disagreement with the terms of the contract? AG You can not really sell the rights to the record from the point of view of the law. We can publish these records without their consent, but we always have interesting contract with the heirs, when it comes to such large numbers. Imagine - it is at least 300 hours of recorded Svetlanov Russian symphonic music. "Melody" is a publicly traded company, and pay to the government at the time, for the record, and now has the right to resolve it with the scandal. But we are interested in a contract with the heirs to the imperfection of the Russian copyright law. Give the structure of copyright in the field of classical music? Simply put, is who the owner? Ltd. The copyright belongs to the composer. Holders of rights when it comes to reproduction and replication data is the author and the performance of distributed permissions. You are in playbacking that the person who paid for admission and include implementation include those leads actually split the work. The conductor, orchestra and soloists The orchestra and conductor are deductions in the event that entry is replicated. If it is not replicated, the orchestra and conductor are only paid for the record - and that was the end. If in Russian copyright all so logical, why such situations are possible, as in the case of the widow or Svetlanov last attempt with Oleg Tabakov? AG Since copyright is usually never a problem, because all classical music was written a long time ago and no longer protected by the law. The main difficulties associated with the associated rights. Our legislation does create the so-called retro-guard on the works in 1993 (when it was introduced a new copyright law) and earlier. Since 1993, the law requires contracts with artists, and it is logical, but very vaguely explains what to do if a performer recorded and paid for it until 1993. As in this case it must occur after the entry into force of the copyright act? It is with this last claim was Oleg Tabakov "Melody" and "Tweek-Lirek." What is the nature of the claim Tabakov? Melody AG, which owns the rights playbacking in 1999 sold the license for their rights playbacking radio play "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", in which the tobacco was director and lead actor, publisher "Tweek-Lirek." In return, they are from the perspective of the law, had to sign a contract with Oleg Tabakov pay his performing. But this record has already been replicated in his time and the consent of the performer to re-replication required by applicable law. "Tweek-Lirek" decided that the board is not obligated to repay the money. Oleg Pavlovich went to court, and together with the "Tweek-Lirek" decided to punish the company "Melody", although he pointed out that "Melody" is the owner of a soundtrack. The court sided with him. What stage is this study? AG We filed a complaint with the order of supervision, and will go to the Supreme Court. We do not feel guilty in this case. We realized what possessed. Recognition accuracy Tabakov, such a process? AG We do not have the right bag, so it's unlikely that anything can. Second, in our view, the court was completely under the authority of Oleg Pavlovich and discussion about fairness is impossible in this case. And it shows on the pitch - it recognizes the rights of "Melody", but nevertheless awarded a penalty for what we had ordered our rights. And the next time the claims come Oleg Basilashvili - he does not hold the authority - it will not fall under its influence the court? AG understanding, it is usually pretty strange situation. Of us, nobody comes. When we do any publication, despite the fact that the law allows us, we seek to enter into agreements with the actors give. Was not offended. In our experience, there is one case - the lengthy legal heirs Gilels. It is a question in connection with the execution, but in the end we have a contract and now produce excellent publication. Take for example, if the drive that you just appeared - Yevgeny Mravinsky and the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra three and four symphonies of Brahms. How is the issue of rights in this case? Ltd. We have an agreement with the heirs Mravinsky and receiving payments for the sale of the recording. There are cases where we can not find performers - band broke up, for example - and then we have the company for the collective rights of the performers and the list they ask money. They are also looking for artists and transfer the money. And the old recordings before and during the war. Assume that in the performance of Beethoven Wilhelm Furtwängler, the. Also produced "Melody" in his time How can you deal with them? AG period of copyright protection from the moment of execution is 50 years. In the yard in 2005, and accordingly, the records made before 1955 will be published freely. AT producing records 40 and 50-year-old attractive for that reason. First, they are not subject to copyright protection, and second, they are pretty good quality and does not require much technical treatment. For two furtverglerovskih still works protected by copyright, and performing expired. However, this creates another problem: the small labels, the market and publishing music played in the 30s, 40 and 50 is easy to fill, and publications are legally completely clean. Therefore it is necessary to focus on a new and exclusive music. We are now trying to known composers in the West that promote more strategically correct. Suppose that this year celebrated the centenary of the birth of Boris Arapova, and we released a CD of his music, which even won awards in Europe. But when we are in France to sell 20 copies of the CD - then believe me, it will be a great victory. French support us, make us of publication, but if she gets in her review of the disc publishing giant EMI 9 points, and the release of "Melody" for the same repertoire - 10, I personally do not expect anything good, as in Russia influence agents foreign companies is very much and have to pay the price for success is expensive. How often do you refer to buy the western labels for the rights to this or that product? AG Western labels do not apply to us. First, many of them have their recordings are sufficiently replicated. Second, is strong enough to undermine the credibility of the products "Melodies" multiyear contract with BMG. He ended his campaign in 2004 by mutual agreement. In the three years 300 discs were issued, and the quality of these publications would be, to say the best. As we now understand the record companies worldwide, "giant" of the industry simply removed a competitor. How could this happen? AG When you are finished in an exclusive arrangement, I'll pay you a relatively small amount of money, and instead, the obligation to produce your products. In this case, the release of a small amount of medium quality, opening the space for their products, which much more expensive. You have no opportunity to go with the same products on the market because they have sold exclusive rights. It should be added that in the period of the Soviet Union in "Melody" was tens of millions of dollars are being tormented. After the number of factories, workshops, audio tracks, it was one of the largest companies in the world, commercially successful in both domestic and overseas market. In fact, the purchase of "Melody" giant BMG, apparently by competition that we have lost. Only a year has passed since that time, as we use to have another opportunity to use discretionary licenses and print production. AT In the early 90-ies the entire infrastructure, including music stores "Melodies", studios, etc., were destroyed. Leningrad factory of records was almost entirely in Germany. Vinyl discs in a way, printed editions, and I can say that this plant is happy. It turns out that print all the 90 years of the "Melody" should not? Ltd. We started to print right now and nearly finished work on the sale of rights. We have only now begun to develop something to take notes with new artists, but do not overlap with the existing and sell licenses to other companies. We have a chance. www.polit.ru