Abstract

Copyright functions in the creative economy have evolved. From a purely regulatory mechanism it has emerged as the main business model and market framework for monetizing creativity. The evidence suggests that the copyright industries have become the driver for growth, generating substantive value and employment, driving innovation, competitiveness and improving the performance of institutions. The efficiency of copyright management is an important research topic and indicator of practical value. The approach to measuring the economic efficiency of collective management should be based on a comprehensive assessment of indicators which go beyond simple quantitative dimensions and have often been limited to administrative efficiency.

Speaker profile

Mr. DIMITER GANTCHEV is Deputy Director and Senior Manager in the Copyright and Creative Industries Sector of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva. His experience in WIPO involves Acting Director of the Creative Industries Division in the Copyright and Related Rights Sector, Senior Counsellor in the Economic Development Sector and the Office for Strategic Use of Intellectual Property for Development. Before joining WIPO Mr. Gantchev worked as a diplomat in the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In his professional activities in WIPO Mr. Gantchev focuses on issues related to the economics of copyright and related rights in the creative industries and the use of copyright by creators in their everyday life and in generating income. He has been in charge of research projects in WIPO on establishing methodologies for assessing the performance of the creative industries, producing publications on the creative sector and organizing capacity-building and awareness building on creative industries.

Mr. Gantchev is a national of Bulgaria. He holds a PhD in economics from the Sofia University of National and World Economy and an MA in international relations from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations. He is a Founding Member of the Bulgarian National Association on Intellectual Property. Mr. Gantchev has numerous publications on creative industries, intellectual property and foreign policy issues. He is frequently speaking at major international and national events on creative industries and copyright.