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@ London Calling: Revenues From Ad-Supported Online Music: “A Drop In the Bucket”

Jun 19, 2008 4:51 PM

Anyone relying solely on ad-funded business models to shore up the rapidly falling revenues in the music business might want to have a rethink. In a discussion at the London Calling music conference today on the digital licensing issues that writers and publishers currently face, industry players took a skeptical…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Events, london calling

@ London Calling: Video Interview: Feargal Sharkey Demands ‘iPod Tax’

Jun 19, 2008 1:48 PM

Former Undertones singer Feargal Sharkey, of Teenage Kicks fame, used the London Calling music conference to demand a levy on gadgets that allow music to be copied. Appointed CEO of the British Music Rights (BMR) industry body in January, the former punk rocker told a keynote session: “To legislate for…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Legal, Regulatory, Events, feargal sharkey, london calling

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