Second Report - Economics of music streaming

Select Committee
Culture, Media and Sport Committee HC 50 15 July 2021
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 25 items (21 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 25 of 25 classified)
Accepted 3
Accepted in Part 4
Acknowledged 5
Deferred 9
Not Addressed 1
Rejected 3
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Second Special Report - Economics of music streaming: Government and Competition and Markets Authority Responses to Committee’s Second Report · published 22 Sep 2021
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9 Recommendation Accepted in Part
The licensing and royalty chains of song rights causes considerable confusion and complexity to the...
Recommendation
The licensing and royalty chains of song rights causes considerable confusion and complexity to the system, and songwriters and composers pay the price. There is no single solution to create more efficient and timely royalty chains but the Government can … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government rejects requiring publishers and collecting societies to publish royalty chain information, arguing it is impractical. However, it will convene an industry-led technical working group to agree on transparency standards and will consider global licensing deals in future trade policy.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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15 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Para 139
Artists and their representatives face a systemic lack of transparency from both music companies and...
Recommendation
Artists and their representatives face a systemic lack of transparency from both music companies and the streaming services that license their works. This exacerbates the inequities of creator remuneration by creating information asymmetries and preventing them from undertaking their right … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government accepts the need for improved transparency and will convene an industry-led working group to agree on voluntary standards; however, it rejects the recommendation to require publishers and collecting societies to publish full royalty chain information due to feasibility concerns.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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16 Recommendation Accepted in Part
The Government has repeatedly told us that it will not implement in UK law provisions...
Recommendation
The Government has repeatedly told us that it will not implement in UK law provisions akin to those established by the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. We accept that the Directive is not a silver bullet to … Read more
Government Response Summary
The Government acknowledges the need for transparency, stating the IPO will convene an industry working group to agree on voluntary standards for transparency, deferring legislative intervention only if this process is unsatisfactory. It rejects requiring publishers and collecting societies to publish royalty chain information, citing feasibility concerns.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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19 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Para 159
The market for streaming services itself is fiercely competitive.
Recommendation
The market for streaming services itself is fiercely competitive. However, there is the potential that companies may leverage other aspects of their business or elsewise use vertical integrations to gain a competitive advantage; indeed, some jurisdictions have considered that this … Read more
Government Response Summary
The Government launched its consultation on the new pro-competition regime in July 2021 and states it will legislate to put the Digital Markets Unit on a statutory footing as soon as Parliamentary time allows, fulfilling the intent but without a specific timeframe.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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