| Who is IMSTA?
The International Music Software Trade Association
represents the interests of music software and soundware publishers.
One of or most important functions is to advocate for the
legal use of software in the music production and creation
landscape. We do this primarily through public education campaigns.
We are supported by our members
who are software and soundware developers, distributors, retailers
and publications.
IMSTA has an executive board comprised
of respected members of the music software and soundware fraternity:
Craig
Anderton - MusicPlayers.com
Ben
Chadabe - EMF
Daniel
Haver - Native Instruments
Greg
Hendershott - Cakewalk
Michael
Logue - Antares
Ernst Nathorst-Böös - Native Instruments
Thomas
Wendt - Integrative Concepts
Ray
Williams - Steinberg Canada
IMSTA's board has appointed Johanna
Devaney as Executive Director to manage the day-to-day
activities of the organization.
IMSTA's will expand the software theft education campaign started
by be-cool.org with positive public advertisements, retail
outreach and strategic alliances with related industry partners.
What is be-cool.org?
Be-cool.org
is an international community of music software developers,
music software distributors, musicians, artists, sound professionals,
music retailers and music publications fused together with
the singular goal of reducing software theft.
Be-cool.org's message, "Buy the Software You Use", has been
widely circulated through its website and a variety of print
ads in major industry publications. The website has also provided
a forum for interested parties to discuss software theft and
the opportunity for musicians and studios to add their names
to a published list of piracy-free users.
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