MPA News
The Birth of UKMusic
September 26th 2008 marked the birth of UKMusic – a new umbrella organisation representing the collective interests of the UK’s commercial music industry
More...Intellectual Property Rights Primer for 5 high-growth markets
UK Trade & Investment in conjunction with the UK Intellectual Property Office has recently produced a set of guides covering Intellectual Property (IP) issues for five high-growth markets – Brazil, China, India, South Korea and Vietnam.
More...Major US Music Industry Groups Announce Breakthrough Agreement
WASHINGTON -- In a breakthrough that will facilitate new ways to offer music to consumers online, the Digital Media Association (DiMA), the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), together with the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) and the Songwriters Guild of America (SGA), today announced an agreement on how music creators will be compensated for music distributed through certain online models.
More...Graduate placement at PRS Foundation
The PRS Foundation are offering a six month placement to a graduate who wants to learn more about the new music sector whilst developing skills in arts administration and funding policy.
More...PRS wins ruling against BUMA
The Performing Right Society has won a court case over its Dutch equivalent, Buma, which confirms the principle that collection societies cannot issue licences without the consent of rightsholders.
More...2008 National Year of Reading
New research from the National Year of Reading has revealed the tremendous value and enjoyment derived by the public from song lyrics.
More...Opening soon: a digital library for Europe
Europe's cultural diversity in books, music, paintings, photographs, and films open to all citizens at the click of a mouse via one portal – this dream of a European Digital Library could become reality this autumn. However, further efforts by the EU Member States are needed, said the European Commission in a new communication on making available digital versions of works from cultural institutions all over Europe.
More...Communications Market Report 2008
Ofcom have today (14 August) published their Communications Market Report 2008. It highlights the facts that consumers are spending more time using communications services than ever before, but paying less for them.
More...London Connected offers free digital tune-ups
London Connected offers a skills and business development programme helping London’s music businesses to take advantage of opportunities presented by digital technologies.
More...Impact issue 4
The fourth issue of Impact is due to be published in just a few weeks, and it’s a summer issue you won’t want to miss!
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