Festival organisers say royalties fee hike could drive up ticket prices

Smaller festivals likely to be most affected by proposed shakeup on copyright musicFor British music fans the summer festival season is now in full swing. Behind the scenes, however, UK festival organisers fear that the biggest shakeup of royalty payments for more than 20 years could more than double the compulsory levy on their ticket sales, leading to higher prices for festivalgoers while also restricting their expansion.The proposals will hit smaller, independent festivals particularly hard. ...

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