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Music industry composes itself for digital challenges to come

Music industry composes itself for digital challenges to come

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The digital revolution has created big challenges for the music industry which must adapt if it is to have a future, the UN has said.

The warning from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) came at a round-table event featuring leading musicians, industry chiefs and consumer organisations at the agency’s Geneva headquarters.

WIPO spokesperson Catherine Jewell described the issues at stake to Daniel Johnson as the organisation prepares to celebrate World Intellectual Property Day on Sunday 26 April.

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