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Petition update, 18 March 2008

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We, the undersigned believe that the current licensing fees for musical and lyrical composition (issued by the MCPS-PRS) for music webcasters are excessive and detrimental to the growth of the Internet music industry in the UK. We also believe that they remove a potential revenue stream for hardworking musicians to earn from their talent.

We request that the Government investigate the current licensing cost, and legislate if appropriate, so that independent webcasters and online personalised music services only face reasonable fees that make business in the UK economically viable.

We also request that the Government oversees that performance fees (issued through the PPL) for Internet music, which are yet to be agreed, are also set at a rate which are reasonable and make business in the UK economically viable.

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• Stephen Rymill
• Alex Collins
• Alastair Jay
• Gareth Thorne
• Ian Smith
• Chris Adam Smith
• Rayane Warwick
• Daniel Nicholls
• mandy barnett
• Marc Jones
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• Nick Perry
• Andy Hort
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• Dan Jarvis
• Philip Wigham, FRICS
• Ben Phillips
• Jonathan Dore
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• Graham Martin
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