On Media – 2nd edition

“Stay…just a little bit longer”

June 2007

On Media, a publication for senior executives in the media industry, is produced by the UK advisory's valuation & strategy practice. This second edition provides input to the debate on copyright extension for sound recordings and describes some of our work on this topic.

We report our findings that, in short, copyright extension means more money for record companies and performers, and possibly more value for shareholders and/or more re-investment into the industry. Originally carried out as a study for the BPI's submission to the Gowers Review of Intellectual Property, the debate has moved to the European Commission as it considers the duration of copyright protection for sound recordings as part of a wider review.