Caribbean Export and Business Support Organizations

Supporting BSO Projects and Programme Activities

the architecture, engineering, interior design, construction and the project management service sectors to gain specialised qualification in the environmentally sustainable and industry driven accreditation. The LEED Certification programme is one of the first regional initiatives where there has been a measureable output to draw the services economy into the Green Economy, and create tangible market and commercial opportunities for the business community. Copyright and CoSIS Workshop Caribbean Export provided support to JACAP in December 2013 as the organisation hosted the Copyright and CoSIS workshop for regional music rights agencies. The 5-day intensive workshop was conceptualised as an initial measure of correction and prevention of some of the major issues plaguing the industry in this technology-driven age, and as such focused on the training of music rights agencies to more effectively carry out their vital roles in the protection of the rights of industry professionals, in particular the performing artistes of the region. A total of 15 representatives from six regional music rights agencies participated in the workshop.

Copyright and CoSIS Workshop Participants

Music Rights Agency

Country

Copyright Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (COSCAP) Inc. Jamaica Association of Composers, Authors and Publishers (JACAP) Ltd. Belizean Society of Composers, Authors and Publisher (BSCAP) Eastern Caribbean Collective Organisation for Music Rights (ECCO) Inc. Foundation for Copyrights in Suriname (SASUR) Copyright Music Organisation of Trinidad & Tobago (COTT)

Barbados Jamaica St. Lucia St. Lucia Suriname Trinidad and Tobago

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