Prime Minister David Cameron has invited key UK music figures to Number 10 to discuss Government support for the industry going forward, according to a report in today's Sunday Times.
Although attendees of the meeting have not yet been revealed, a BPI spokesperson has said that online copyright theft and the UK’s digital economy will be among topics of discussion.
"The PM is a keen fan of British music and has invited some key industry figures to discuss how it can be further supported, both here and abroad,” said the BPI.
“We expect a range of issues to be covered, including encouraging the growth of legal digital music services in the UK and overseas exports. As concerns the Digital Economy Act, we will discuss with Government the need for swifter action to reduce online copyright theft, improve consumer awareness of legal services and make the UK the leading digital economy in Europe.”
In June this year, David Cameron hailed the global success of British music as new BPI figures revealed big-selling albums by Adele, Emeli Sandé, One Direction and Ed Sheeran boosted UK artists’ share of album sales globally to 13.3% in 2012, the highest on record.
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