The 5 IMC music rights

The Five Music Rights are a set of values developed by the International Music Council (IMC). These core beliefs have guided IMC, its regional groups and members worldwide in all of their work and actions, from their foundation until today.

 

First proclaimed at the International Music Council's General Assembly in Tokyo in 2001, the Five Music Rights are inspired by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, the PEN charter and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

Placing culture at the heart of development policies constitutes an essential investment in the world's future and a precondition to successful globalisation processes that take into account the principle of cultural diversity.

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