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Intellectual property is the secret sauce for a flourishing music industry
Technology has created new challenges and paradigms for musicians’ rights.
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IP is key to ensuring musicians don’t just survive but thrive. It is an enabler of dreams, livelihoods, and cultural identity.
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Nicky Tan
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Sitting in my attic are hundreds of lovingly preserved vinyl records (also known as LPs, or long-play records, for those who know) from my personal collection, which I built up painstakingly with every penny I saved (from my weekend job selling souvenirs to tourists in Carnaby Street in London) when I was training to be a chartered accountant in the 1980s.
More than just a collection of vinyl, they take me back to a time when music was not just listened to, but also appreciated and cherished. It was probably easier to navigate the issues of artistes’ rights and ownership then.
