No-deal Brexit: 'Big unanswered questions' for UK music
Getty ImagesThe organisation, which represents UK record companies - including Warner, Sony and Universal - believes copyright laws might be"thrown in the air.""Planning for a whole range of possibilities which we are not sure will ever materialise is extremely difficult," says the BPI's Ian Moss.At the most basic level, Brexit raises concerns about the ability of musicians to tour overseas.
"If we become more expensive than a German or Italian orchestra then guess what? We're going to lose the work." The BPI's Ian Moss suggests carnets could also prompt bands to ship their merchandise, which is often made in Asia, directly to Europe to collect en route, rather than paying to bring it over the border.Believe it or not, some instruments taken into Europe by British musicians contain small amounts of"endangered species" like ivory and rosewood.
The BPI is petitioning the government"to ensure people can work and freely move abroad in the EEA area without visas for 90 days within any 180 day period, so they can tour and work abroad".Many UK music products, including vinyl records are currently manufactured in Europe "We would not want to see anything that creates uncertainty and the government should not take this opportunity to start throwing copyright law up in the air and reconstructing it," says Moss.
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