It's an uncomfortable
reality that most copyright crime is a low priority
among over-stretched policing authorities. However,
piracy is costing the music industry billions.
And the situation continues to worsen.
Music companies and artists need expert help
to defend their interests. But few of them have
the in-house skills or experience to know where
to start - or how to achieve a successful outcome.
But this is where we can help. Global Intelligence
(Music) Limited has been operating for six years,
playing a key role in protecting, defending and
recovering important assets for our clients.
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Our experienced team of specialists
draws on expertise gained within major international
corporations, the UK police services, intelligence
communities and armed forces. Our headquarters
is in London but we have a global capability.
We act as a point of contact for the British
Phonographic Industry (BPI), the International
Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI)
and the Recording Industry Association of America
(RIAA). We also work alongside governments trading
standards groups and policing authorities around
the world.
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| KEY PEOPLE AT GLOBAL MUSIC |
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Rupert Perry
CBE
Non-executive Chairman
A music industry specialist with over 30 years
senior executive experience in Europe and the
USA. Widely credited with heading the fight
against international music piracy, Rupert leads
the management team advising on best practice
and ensuring that solutions are properly co-ordinated
and tailored to the changing needs of the music
industry, a brief summary of Rupert’s
key achievements are listed below:-
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Mike
Carter
Mike trained
as a career police detective and holds a doctorate
in behavioural science. He attended the Police Staff
College 1985-1988. Has since been involved with
corporate loss prevention, profiling/analysis and
general security consulting in most parts of the
world. Mike later worked for a PLC company, where
he was a divisional commercial director working
in strategic loss prevention with major "blue
chip" clients.
He then became responsible for "Security Services
and Anti-Piracy Services" at a major record
company.
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Chris
Johnson
Chris also
formerly a career police detective, specialising
in the management of intelligence resources and
the investigation of major crime for 20 years. In
1998 Chris combined his policing skills with academic
research to commence a three-year research project
for the European Criminal Justice Commission before
leaving the service.
Since leaving the service, Chris has utilised his
policing skills by managing high profile investigations
into organised anti piracy activities. He also specialises
in risk assessment and security audits on large
organisations. He currently manages our retained
services and is working in partnership with Trade
bodies and Lead Industry Organisations to design
and implement covert investigation activities in
compliance with ECHR and Data Protection legislation.
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Peter Wallace
Peter is originally from a law enforcement background where he was a career detective subsequently he has become a leading figure within the anti-piracy and security fields and is known world-wide for his coordination of investigations and expertise in media content protection. Having worked extensively in both these areas for EMI and the music industry as a whole he went on to be Western European Coordinator for Anti-Piracy with the IFPI (International Federation Of The Phonographic Industry). He was then employed by Disctronics and Deluxe where he was responsible for world-wide security and anti-piracy verification working with their studios, manufacturing and distribution divisions.
He is a member of the
IRMA (International Recording Media Association)
working groups for both Anti-Piracy and Security
and has been closely involved in the development
of both these accreditation schemes. He continues
to carry out these functions whilst being part
of GIGS.
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Chris
Mills
Chris is
a former Metropolitan Police Crime Squad Operative
who has been managing surveillance operations in
the music industry since 1998. He oversees the placement
of covert monitoring systems and intelligence gathering
teams across the UK and Continental Europe.
Chris specialises in
sensitive enquires where the aphorism "the
end justifies the means" cannot apply because
of the risk of adverse publicity to clients. He
has gathered evidence to assess risks to high-profile
artists and conducted operations against individuals
who source pre-release products.
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