The music industry's "war on the internet"

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CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including US ISP Cox Communication's claim that the music industry is "waging war on the internet" as it appeals the 2019 safe harbour ruling against it, plus a new survey from the Musicians' Union and the Incorporated Society Of Musicians showing that 77% of UK music-makers expect their income to fall as a result of new post-Brexit touring bureaucracy.
SECTION TIMES
01: Cox Communications (00:5:44)
02: Brexit (00:19:49)
(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)
STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
• Cox Communications files appeal against billion dollar copyright ruling
• 77% of musicians expect earnings to be hit by new post-Brexit touring bureaucracy

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