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Pod Concerts is a music promoter operating in Ireland. It co-operates with Festival Republic in organising Electric Picnic. It has been behind numerous events and festivals on the island, including Lovebox, Garden Party and Midlands Music Festival. In 2008, Pod have been behind the Soundtrack '08 event in their Pod Complex on Dublin's Harcourt Street, [1] [2] as well as promoting a number of concerts involving Leonard Cohen, [3] [4] Iggy & The Stooges [5] and Morrissey [6] [7] at the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham in June.

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A disagreement between the Irish Music Rights Organisation and POD Concerts reached the High Court on June 16, 2008. [8] IMRO began proceedings against POD Concerts seeking €432,000 in fees, which are alleged to be outstanding on a series of music festivals, including Electric Picnic, Lovebox and Garden Party. [9] POD concerts intend to dispute the basis on which the tariffs are calculated and how they are distributed.

Irish Music Rights Organisation

The Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) is a national organisation that administers the performing right in copyright music in Ireland on behalf of its members and on behalf of the songwriters, composers and music publishers of the international overseas societies that are affiliated to it.

The High Court of Ireland is a court which deals at first instance with the most serious and important civil and criminal cases. When sitting as a criminal court it is called the Central Criminal Court and sits with judge and jury. It also acts as a court of appeal for civil cases in the Circuit Court. It also has the power to determine whether or not a law is constitutional, and of judicial review over acts of the government and other public bodies.

On Friday 13 June, IMRO issued a statement confirming that it had issued proceedings against POD Concerts Ltd. The proceedings were "in relation to a dispute in respect of the Electric Picnic music element". "IMRO will be in court on Monday 16 June 2008 seeking entry into the Commercial List," the statement added, before clarifying the background to the organisation's decision to go to court. "It is IMRO's policy to rigorously pursue all outstanding royalties due to the songwriters, composers and music publishers that it represents from the commercial exploitation of their music."

Following the 17 June hearing, in which lawyers on behalf of IMRO made their opening statement, POD Concerts responded to media coverage of the dispute, setting out their version of events in robust terms – and directly answering what POD dismisses as totally misleading statements about Electric Picnic. The statement, issued on 18 June and signed by POD MD, John Reynolds, asserted the following: [10]

"The Electric Picnic 2008 is not in doubt or in jeopardy contrary to press and media reports over the last number of days. POD Concerts is in dispute with IMRO over certain issues relating to the high fees charged by IMRO to it for 'public performance' of music which are in addition to the fees paid to the artists to perform. IMRO is seeking to charge POD Concerts for performances from non-music artists involved in the Electric Picnic."

Electric Picnic 2008

Electric Picnic 2008 was the fifth Electric Picnic festival to take place. The three-day event took place on the weekend of Friday–Sunday, 29–31 August at Stradbally in County Laois, Ireland. The festival was headlined by Sigur Rós on the Friday, George Clinton and Franz Ferdinand on the Saturday, and My Bloody Valentine and Sex Pistols on the Sunday.

The case may have to go to a full hearing in early July when it is due in the High Court again.

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  1. ↑ "Irish weather so rubbish new Summer festival is indoors…". Phantom FM. 2008-04-02. Archived from the original on 2008-04-07. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
  2. ↑ "Soundtrack 08 - A series of Pod gigs…". State . 2008-04-03. Retrieved 2008-04-04.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Cohen announces third Dublin date…". Hot Press . 2008-03-20. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
  4. ↑ "Three Dublin dates for Leonard Cohen…". Phantom FM. 2008-03-20. Retrieved 2008-03-20.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "'I get most kicks from sleeping with my Irish girlfriend'…". Irish Independent . 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
  6. ↑ "Morrissey confirms Dublin date". Hot Press . 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
  7. ↑ "Morrissey confirms Dublin show…". Phantom FM. 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2008-05-30.[ dead link ]
  8. ↑ "IMRO and POD Concerts in Court Row". Hot Press . 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  9. ↑ "Electric Picnic organisers in court". Phantom FM. 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2008-06-18.[ dead link ]
  10. ↑ "Electric Picnic UPDATE". Phantom FM. 2008-06-18. Archived from the original on April 15, 2009. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
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