On behalf of our membership, UK Music has submitted a response to the European Commission’s document Creative Content in a European Digital Single Market: Challenges for the Future.

Full copies of this submission can be downloaded below:

The UK’s commercial music industry welcomes today’s (November 20th) publication of the Digital Economy Bill and Government’s commitment to support the creative industries.

The Bill outlines Government’s plans to reduce online copyright infringement.

UK Music continues to welcome Government’s commitment to tackling the issue of unlicensed peer-to-peer filesharing and the ultimate aim of establishing a fully-functioning online market in which creativity and entrepreneurialism can flourish.

Yesterday (October 22nd), the Copyright Tribunal published its decision in regard to the rate paid to music licensing organisation PPL, on behalf of performers and record companies, for the right to play music on TV's and and radios in public in the hospitality sector (pubs, bars, ...