Tag Archives: MCPS-PRS

Links to 4th June

By take21 | Published: June 4, 2009

Democracy, EU EU elections: how to vote? What do the parties stand for?  A tool which helps you decide from Unlock Democracy  www.votematch.co.uk Open Rights Group survey: Do your MEP candidates care about digital rights? www.openrightsgroup.org Open Rights Group: MEP survey results and contact info euelection.openrightsgroup.org Democracy, UK UK Hansard survey: how do you use the net […]

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No extension of copyright exemption for mashups

By take21 | Published: March 4, 2009

“The Government has responded to a consultation paper published by the European Commission on copyright reform. That consultation asks whether the European Union’s Copyright Directive should be amended to introduce exemptions for ‘user-created content’. User-created content can include individuals’ use of professionally-produced music, film, video or images for a new or different purpose to the […]

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CDs down, downloads up

By take21 | Published: August 18, 2008

“The amount of money that songwriters received from sales of CDs fell by 15 per cent in the first half of this year, according to figures to be published this week by the MCPS-PRS Alliance, which collects royalties for songwriters and composers.” Declining CD sales mean songwriters will earn more from performance rights – playback […]

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