An email I just got from the ppl…
Dear Friends and Colleagues
We have just learned that, at a crucial meeting this morning, the UK Government voted against the Copyright Term Directive. The meeting of COREPER (comprising representatives of the Member States) failed to approve the text of the Directive proposed by the Presidency. We are sending this news immediately because of its impact on all PPL members.
This seems to be fundamentally at odds with the Government’s assurances that they were looking after performers through this Directive.
In conjunction with the MU, BPI and AIM, PPL have today issued the following statement:
