Last week the Government announced a funding scheme that will see £3 million worth of grants go to independent music companies to help grow their overseas activity.

Naturally, the news was welcomed by the music industry which has long lamented the lack of Government.

Together with the launch of the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) last Friday (which has received £2.56 million in funding over two years), it seems to mark a significant turning point. Mike Weatherley MP has ...