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LSE and PRS to host copyright debate
By Chris Cooke | Published on Wednesday 24 April 2013
PRS For Music and the London School Of Economics will stage a debate on copyright, with the not at all emotive title ‘Copyright In Crisis’, on 9 May. But don’t worry, this has nothing to do with MCPS’s pension fund, but rather is an overview and debate on how the copyright industries, and specifically the music business, is coping with the continued challenges thrown up by that most pesky internet.
PRS chief Robert Ashcroft, Pirate Party member Amelia Andersdotter, Financial Times music reviewer Ludovic Hunter-Tilney, Spandau Ballet bloke Gary Kemp and LSE fellow Dr Luke McDonagh will all take part, with the School’s Professor Andrew Murray in the chair.
He told CMU: “The creative industry has faced enormous change in recent years as consumers increasingly look to the internet to discover and access their favourite movies, books, news and music. Given music’s integral role to people, content providers and tech services alike, this debate couldn’t be timelier. The so called democratisation of the internet brings with it challenges of value. Who is going to pay? We are very excited to have this opportunity to bring together a stellar bill of guests to discuss these issues and more on the 9 May”.
The free debate will take place at Sheikh Zayed Theatre in the New Academic Building at 54 Lincoln’s Inn Fields at 6.30pm.
