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On the 5^th July 2018 the European Parliament will vote on the Copyright Directive which seeks to update the legal framework to reflect the digital age and ensure that all music services are fully licenced and music makers are fairly and transparently paid by their business partners.  The MMF has issued the following statement:

“MMF welcomes the European Parliament’s legal affairs committee report to ensure the use of music online is fairly licensed by all platforms. This is an important stepping stone towards a properly functioning market, and the proposal should increase the levers available to UK music makers to achieve fair, proportionate and transparent remuneration for the use of their music online.  

In parallel to these changes, we also believe that the introduction of a revocation right and a contract-adjustment right, along with access to alternative dispute resolution, should help modernise the way artists are paid in the digital single market. We call upon the European Parliament to adopt this proposal and the UK government to transpose it into UK law working closely with music makers on its implementation.”