The Committee held an Economics of music streaming inquiry in 2021. The Committee published its Report in July 2021 and the Government Response was published in September 2021. The Committee will follow-up its Report with an evidence session on 15 November 2022.
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth Report - Economics of music streaming: follow-up | HC 874 | 13 Jan 2023 | 4 | Responded |
In welcoming these announcements, the Committee would like to see evidence of the amount of consequential royalties that are now being distributed by all three Major rights holding groups, and request that they each provide this information to us. (Paragraph 5) Scrutinising government workstreams
We commend the Government and Intellectual Property Office (IPO) for their work in commissioning and convening further research, industry contact group meetings and the two working groups on contract transparency and metadata. However, we believe that there is room for improvement regarding the scope and practice of the groups. We …
The current approach to cultural policymaking by Government is too scatter-gun to be effective, particular in comparison to other successful countries with whom we are competing for market share. We recommend that the Government take a more strategic approach to policymaking regarding cultural production and the creative industries. Responsibilities are …
We will continue to monitor developments in the sector as the music streaming market matures and as new technologies emerge. (Paragraph 20) 16 Economics of music streaming: follow-up
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| 15 Nov 2022 | Chris Cooke, Dr Hayleigh Bosher, Geoff Taylor · BPI, Naomi Pohl · Musicians’ Union, Tom Gray · The Ivors Academy, Will Page | View ↗ |
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| 30 May 2023 | To cttee | Letter from Rt Hon John Whittingdale OBE MP, Minister for Media, Tourism and Cr… |
| 31 Jan 2023 | To cttee | Letter from Julia Lopez MP, Minister of State for Media, Data and Digital Infra… |
| 8 Dec 2022 | To cttee | Letter from Sarah Cardell, Interim Chief Executive, Competitions and Markets Au… |
| 29 Nov 2022 | To cttee | Letter from Chris Mills, Director of Rights Policy and Enforcement, Intellectua… |
| 15 Nov 2022 | To cttee | Letter from Merck Mercuriadis, Chief Executive and Founder, Hipgnosis Songs Man… |