Edith Severs (NL)
Edith Severs began her career in the music industry at Buma/Stemra, where she coordinated the audiovisual department and worked in sync licensing at a time when this was still a highly specialized area within the industry. She later joined Zomba Music Group as Publishing Manager, representing catalogues and repertoire from internationally renowned artists including Backstreet Boys, Iron Maiden, John Lee Hooker, and Britney Spears. Following the acquisition of Zomba by BMG, she continued to expand her international network and expertise across publishing, rights management and sync.
In 2000, she founded Copyright Power International (CPI), an independent music publishing and rights management company based in the Netherlands. Today, CPI works internationally for a broad and diverse roster of songwriters, composers, artists, producers, publishers, labels, media companies, and creative agencies. Rather than focusing on a single genre, the company supports creators across the musical spectrum — from dance and pop to media music, urban, rock, film, advertising and emerging hybrid formats — with a strong focus on long-term career development, transparency and personal collaboration.
CPI specializes in international royalty management, neighbouring rights, sync licensing, and strategic rights administration, working directly with PROs and CMOs worldwide to maximize and protect music revenues. Through its boutique music library “Liberry”, CPI also represents a wide range of pre-cleared music for film, television, advertising, games, and digital media. Alongside traditional publishing services, the company is actively engaged in the evolving landscape of AI, digital rights, metadata, music technology and the future of creator protection in an increasingly automated industry.
Beyond her entrepreneurial work, Edith has held several influential governance and industry positions. She previously served as Chair of the Board of the Tune Foundation, which later merged into BCMM (professional association for Multimedia and Film composers & artists), and currently serves on the Supervisory Board of Buma/Stemra as well as on the board of the Dutch Music Publishers Association (NMUV). She is also an active member of Taskforce GO!, an initiative dedicated to creating a safer, more inclusive and professionally sustainable music industry.
As a regular speaker at international conferences and industry events, Edith contributes to ongoing discussions around music publishing, creator rights, digital licensing, and the impact of AI on the global music ecosystem. In 2025, she appeared as a speaker at Primavera Pro in Barcelona, participating in discussions focused on AI, copyright and the future of music publishing, alongside other leading international music industry professionals.