CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week. This week we focus on just one story – because there’s a lot to say about it – the British government’s response to Parliament’s big ‘Economics Of Music Streaming’ report published by Parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee in July.
SECTION TIMES
01: Economics of streaming response (00:03:52)
(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)
STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
• Government responds to Parliament’s economics of streaming report
• Responses to the UK government’s response to Parliament’s Economics Of Streaming Report
• Merck Mercuriadis responds to NMPA chief and UK government on impact of majors on song royalties
• MU and #brokenrecord welcome government’s economics of streaming response, but want more commitment on copyright reforms
• Intellectual Property Office publishes report on music-makers’ earnings
ALSO MENTIONED
• Music Copyright Explained (IPO & CMU Insights)
• Dissecting The Digital Dollar (MMF & CMU Insights)
• Good 4 Who? How Music Copyright Has Gone Too Far (The Verge’s Decoder podcast)
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