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have the great honour of championing British music
around the world. As we look out across the globe as a
nation, our music is one of our strongest calling cards.
Despite being only one per cent of the worlds population,
British artists accounted for an astonishing one in every eight
album sales around the world in 2016, and seven of the years
top-10 best-selling artist albums. We are the second largest
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music exporter after the US. Its hard to think of a single other
area of life where British dominance is so dramatic.
From classical to pop, punk to grime, the UKs music is loved all
over the world.
As we have seen over the last few years, artists are able to
disrupt the business model through digital distribution. You can
upload tracks and sell music direct to fans.
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This means the platforms and the content producers both have
a hand in this success. For it to work we need robust rules to
protect intellectual property. Earlier this year we brokered an
agreement for platforms to take down pirate material. Its
working well and its harder to nd pirate material online. This
sort of collaboration is critical, so musicians are properly
rewarded for their creativity and the industry can thrive. Were
monitoring how it goes and will stay alert to protect peoples
content online.
We are not stopping there. Next year I will host the inaugural
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
Diversity and Social Mobility Forum. This will bring together
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