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IFIA Magazine March 2025

World Intellectual

Property Day:

April 2025 ,26

IP and music: Feel the beat of IP
From the rhythms that invite us to dance, contributions of creators, inventors, and
to the lyrics that echo our emotions, music entrepreneurs who are pushing the boundaries
enriches every aspect of our lives. Music is of innovation and creativity to make music
a universal form of creative expression and that brings people together, evokes powerful
intellectual property (IP) rights play a pivotal emotions, drives change, and inspires a more
role in supporting a vibrant and diverse music innovative future.
landscape. Join the #WorldIPDay celebration! Let’s come
Music permeates every sector, and IP fosters together to honor the universal language of
the presence of music beyond its own realm. music and the talented creators, inventors,
From film, entertainment, and technology, to and entrepreneurs who continue to develop
fashion, video games, and consumer goods, IP new sounds, styles, and technologies that
rights empower cross-industry connections shape the future of music and make us feel the
with music, enabling creative synergies and beat of IP.
innovation across sectors that fuel economic Above article and images are sourced from
growth. Even when it’s not on our minds, the the World Intellectual Property Organization
beat and rhythm of music and IP are always (WIPO). All rights belong to WIPO. The content
present in our lives. is shared for informational purposes only,
World Intellectual Property Day 2025 highlights in alignment with the celebration of World
how creativity and innovation, backed by Intellectual Property Day 2025. For the original
IP rights, keep a thriving music scene that publication and further details, please visit
benefits everyone, everywhere. This year’s WIPO’s official website.
World IP Day invites us to explore how IP rights Empowering Innovation in Music: IFIA’s
and innovation policies empower creators, Commitment to Intellectual Property
innovators, and entrepreneurs to bring fresh Music is a universal language that transcends
ideas to the music industry, safeguarding the boundaries, cultures, and industries. As
work of songwriters, composers, performers, highlighted by WIPO, intellectual property (IP)
and all those who shape the music that moves rights play a crucial role in fostering creativity
us. and innovation within the music industry,
On World IP Day, April 26, we celebrate the ensuring that songwriters, composers,
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