Industry delegation reports `positive' Jowell meeting.

The music industry had its first senior meeting with the new Government last week, when a high-powered delegation met with secretary of state for culture media and sport Tessa Jowell.

Invited to meet Jowell, who took over the job from Chris Smith, were BPI chairman Rob Dickins, BPI director general Andrew Yeates, EMI chairman Eric Nicoli, Aim board member and Songlines managing director Doug D'Arcy, British Music Rights director general Frances Lowe, Music Publishers Association chief executive Sarah Faulder and PPL executive chairman Fran Nevrkla.

Lowe says the meeting, which took place last Tuesday was "very positive", adding that the main issue that the industry representatives tried to push was the importance of copyright. "Copyright underpins the success of the industry. In future, protecting rights should be the ...