Edith Severs (NL)

Edith Severs began her career in the music industry at Buma/Stemra, where she worked in audiovisual rights and sync licensing at a time when it was still a highly specialized field. She later joined Zomba Music Group as Publishing Manager, representing internationally renowned catalogues and repertoire including Backstreet Boys, Iron Maiden, John Lee Hooker and Britney Spears. Following Zomba’s acquisition by BMG, she further expanded her international expertise and network across music publishing, rights management and sync.

In 2000, Edith founded Copyright Power International (CPI), an independent music publishing and rights management company based in the Netherlands. Today, CPI works internationally with a diverse roster of songwriters, artists, producers, publishers, labels, media companies and creative agencies. Working across genres from dance and pop to film, advertising, media music, urban and rock, CPI combines personal collaboration with a strong focus on transparency, long-term relationships and creator rights.

CPI specializes in international royalty management, neighbouring rights, sync licensing and strategic rights administration, working directly with PROs and CMOs worldwide. Through its boutique music library, Liberry, CPI also represents pre-cleared music for film, television, advertising, games and digital media. CPI is actively engaged with the evolving landscape of AI, digital rights, metadata and music technology.

Alongside her entrepreneurial work, Edith serves on the Supervisory Board of Buma/Stemra and the board of the Dutch Music Publishers Association (NMUV). She is also involved with Taskforce GO!, focused on a safer and more sustainable music industry.

As a regular speaker at international industry events, Edith contributes to discussions around music publishing, creator rights, digital licensing and AI. In 2025, she spoke at Primavera Pro in Barcelona on AI, copyright and the future of music publishing.