Chairman of the Music Managers Forum and co-manager of Radiohead Brian Message sees BitTorrent as a ‘natural ally’ and wants to work with the file-sharing website to strengthen the relationship between artists and fans.

Speaking at a Westminster Media Forum entitled ‘The UK music industry – copyright, business and the next steps for the Live Music Act’ last week, Message said that the UK music industry was no longer about sales - but “a living, breathing and evolving relationship ...