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| Rob Hooijer |
ON the 9th November 2023, the archive had a suprise visitor, it was an old friend Robert Hooijer. It was an honour to have been visited by such a great figure in the intellectual property ream in Africa. Robert Hooijer is an expert in the administration of
copyrights, music business management and serving developing countries across
the diaspora. A retired CEO of SAMRO, former Director for African Affairs of
CISAC (International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers) and
former Interim Director General of CISAC, he currently serves as a Senior
Consultant Sub-Sahara Africa for IFPI (International Federation of the
Phonographic Industry) in their development initiatives for the collective management
of performance rights in sound recordings, music videos and related matters, as
well as part-time Consultant to AISGE (Artistas Intérpretes, Entidad de Gestión
de Derechos de Propiedad Intelectual) in their Sub-Saharan Africa collective
management support endeavors.
