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Summary of the government's ongoing programme of work addressing key issues identified by the DCMS Select Committee’s Inquiry into the Economics of Music Streaming, including an indicative timeline for upcoming milestones.
Music industry voluntary code that is a commitment to standards of good practice in relation to music streaming.
You usually need a licence from PPL PRS to play live or recorded music in public - includes playing background music at your business, and staging live music or theatre productions.
This playbook explains how we use social media at GDS. In it, we share our best practice, what we've learned and what we're planning to do.
You may need a licence to use copyright music online or on mobiles
You may need a licence from the Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) if you make copies of music on to any physical product
Research led by the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation into recommendation algorithms used by streaming services
The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation is carrying out a survey with music creators.
The music industry has agreed a Code of Good Practice on Transparency in Music Streaming.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published an update paper on its market study into music and music streaming.
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