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MMF Submission to the Hargreaves Feasibility Study

14 February 2012

The Government launched the Hargreaves review into Intellectual Property last year and the final report made 10 recommendations for reform. The most important of these concerned the creation of the Digital Copyright Exchange for which, in itself, there was a separate review. The Digital Copyright Exchange Feasibility Study is being run by Richard Hooper and you can read his request for submissions here.

MMF and FAC have responded and our submission can be accessed here: MMF_FAC-Hooper-final-submission

Anything that makes licensing easier, simpler and faster is to be welcomed as it will grow the market to all our benefit.

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MMF LAUNCH UPDATED FAN DATA GUIDE AT SXSW LONDON

03/06/2026

This evening (Thursday 4th June) at SXSW London, the Music Managers Forum (MMF) will launch a refreshed and revised Fan Data Guide at a London event for Pro and Company members. The event is being hosted in partnership with accountancy and business specialists BAND.

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Music Producers Guild launches new guide on producer deals

26/05/2026

The Music Producers Guild launched a new Producer Deals Guide during The Great Escape in Brighton. Produced with CMU and the MMF, it explains how the deals agreed between studio producers and artists and labels work, and how they have changed as artists release music in different ways.

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MMF publishes new five-point guide to combat AI streaming fraud

22/05/2026

In 2026, the existential threat of AI fakes and streaming manipulation has become a material reality for all artists, both big and small.  

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MMF is extremely sad to learn of the death of one of our founders, music manager Dr Raymond Coffer

05/05/2026

MMF is extremely sad to learn of the death of one of our founders, music manager Dr Raymond Coffer who was on the Board of the MMF from 1993-1996.  

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