World IP-Day 2015

Op 26 april wordt World IP Day gevierd. Op die dag in 1970 werd het wereldwijde verdrag over bescherming van intellectueel eigendom van kracht, WIPO. Dit jaar is het thema Get Up Stand Up. For Music.  

When Bob Marley and the Wailers laid down the opening track on Burnin’ in a Kingston recording studio some four decades ago, they likely had little idea how far their simple, straightforward tune would resonate, becoming an enduring international anthem for human rights.

Such is the power of music. Since the earliest rhythms emerged and evolved into this most universal of creative expressions, music has moved us. From Beijing opera to the Vienna Philharmonic, from Bamako blues to Chicago house, from raga to raï to township to dubstep, music transcends borders and connects with some primal beat within all of us. Even when we are not listening, music is often playing over in our minds – a soundtrack to our thoughts. Read more