OUR YEAR
2OO9 MAY HAVE BEEN A TOUGH YEAR BUT IT MERELY STRENGHENED OUR DETERMINATION TO UPHOLD THE CULTURAL AND COMMERCIAL VALUE OF OUR REPERTOIRE
“ …THIS IS A ROLE
WHICH [THE COPYRIGHT TRIBUNAL] IS ILL-EQUIPPED TO PERFORM…” COPYRIGHT TRIBUNAL
9.8%
Commercial radio revenue decline in 2OO9 (Source: RAB/Ofcom)
1 IN 56
Business failures reached an estimated 36,OOO in 2OO9 – the equivalent of one in every 56 companies (Source: BDO Stoy Hayward Industry Watch)
“ …UNLESS OUR RIGHTS ARE PROPERLY VALUED, THEN MUSIC MAY CEASE TO BE A VIABLE BUSINESS…” FRAN NEVRKLA
87%
Of musicians earn less than £16,OOO a year from their profession (Source: Musicians’ Union)
2,36O
The number of pubs that closed in 2OO9 (Source: BBPA)
“ …2OO9 WAS A YEAR WHEN MANY COMPANIES WERE PREOCCUPIED WITH SURVIVAL …” CBI
ROYALTIES
The Copyright Tribunal decision led to a reduction in royalties
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