Mission Statement
The Live Music Forum is a group of independent live music
campaigners.
It was founded in 1993 in Hastings to oppose restrictions on
the presentation of live music.
The Live Music Forum introduced the idea of a small gigs
exemption after being contacted by live music campaigners in
Australia and we have campaigned since 1993 for relaxtion of
the UK entertainment licensing laws.
We pledge to continue to represent the interests of musicians
and gig goers.
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Tuesday 5th March 2013
Today The Live Music Forum launches a
survey for DJs on the subject of copyright. The survey can be
accessed here,
http://www.smart-survey.co.uk/s/73056ISSFG
If you know a DJ please encourage
them to complete our survey. Their feedback is vital and if we
can get enough responses, the opinions gathered could be quite
useful.
Further De-regulation of Live Music
On 7th January the Government announced further
de-regulation of live music following its consultation last year.
You can access the full response here,
www.culture.gov.uk/images/consultation_responses/Con_entretainment_dereg_response.pdf
The main points are:-
www.culture.gov.uk/images/consultation_responses/Con_entretainment_dereg_response.pdf
The main points are:-
Live music - The Government now proposes to raise
the Live Music Act audience threshold for permitted music
performance from 200 to 500 in on-licensed premises and
workplaces.
Recorded music will be treated in the same way as live music in on-licensed premises between 08:00 to 23:00 (i.e. with an audience limit of 500 and the prospect of a Review if noise nuisance is caused).
Live and recorded music, performances of dance, plays, films and indoor sporting events, held on their own premises by Local Authorities, hospitals, nurseries and schools (except higher education) will be exempt between 0800 to 2300, with no audience limit.
Live and recorded music held on premises owned by the above organisations will be exempt from licensing requirements for audiences up to 500 people.
Community premises such as church and village halls and community centres will be exempt from licensing requirements for live and recorded music for audiences of up to 500 people.
The Performance of Plays and Dance will be deregulated for audiences of up 500 between the hours of 08:00 to 23:00.
Indoor sport will be deregulated for audiences of up to 1000 between 08:00 to 23:00.
Films will remain regulated, but the Government will consult in 2013 on proposals to examine the possibilities for safe community - focused screenings that maintain child protections.
Circuses will be exempt from regulation for live and recorded music, plays, dance and indoor sport between 08:00 to 23:00 with no audience restrictions.
Regulation will remain in place for all activities that exceed the audience limits and timings listed above. Boxing and wrestling will remain regulated, with the exception of the Olympic sports of Greco-Roman and Free style wrestling. Cage fighting/mixed martial arts will become regulated activities.
The Live Music Forum campaigned for almost twenty years to bring about these changes and they are more than we hoped for. However, it is plain that much of the damage to the scene has already been done. Without an improvement in audience attendance across the board we have an awful long way to go to match the vibrance of live music performance in previous decades.
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Recorded music will be treated in the same way as live music in on-licensed premises between 08:00 to 23:00 (i.e. with an audience limit of 500 and the prospect of a Review if noise nuisance is caused).
Live and recorded music, performances of dance, plays, films and indoor sporting events, held on their own premises by Local Authorities, hospitals, nurseries and schools (except higher education) will be exempt between 0800 to 2300, with no audience limit.
Live and recorded music held on premises owned by the above organisations will be exempt from licensing requirements for audiences up to 500 people.
Community premises such as church and village halls and community centres will be exempt from licensing requirements for live and recorded music for audiences of up to 500 people.
The Performance of Plays and Dance will be deregulated for audiences of up 500 between the hours of 08:00 to 23:00.
Indoor sport will be deregulated for audiences of up to 1000 between 08:00 to 23:00.
Films will remain regulated, but the Government will consult in 2013 on proposals to examine the possibilities for safe community - focused screenings that maintain child protections.
Circuses will be exempt from regulation for live and recorded music, plays, dance and indoor sport between 08:00 to 23:00 with no audience restrictions.
Regulation will remain in place for all activities that exceed the audience limits and timings listed above. Boxing and wrestling will remain regulated, with the exception of the Olympic sports of Greco-Roman and Free style wrestling. Cage fighting/mixed martial arts will become regulated activities.
The Live Music Forum campaigned for almost twenty years to bring about these changes and they are more than we hoped for. However, it is plain that much of the damage to the scene has already been done. Without an improvement in audience attendance across the board we have an awful long way to go to match the vibrance of live music performance in previous decades.
You can follow The Live Music Forum on Facebook at,
https://www.facebook.com/LiveMusicForumCopyrightCampaign
Lord Clement Jones Nominated
For Award
Lord
Tim
Clement-Jones has been nominated for the first ever
Grassroot Diplomat Initiative Awards. The award looks to
recognise outstanding diplomats and politicians in the
UK for
their
dedication, commitment and selfless efforts in
representing civilian matters at the highest level.
Nominated under the Policy Driver category, Lord Clemet-Jones has been instrumental in delivering the Live Music Act. This legislation removes some of the bureaucracy introduced by the 2003 Licensing Act which disrupted many businesses from having live musical performances at small venues. By understanding the music industry and consulting widely with its grassroots members, Lord Clement-Jones designed the policy behind the Bill and after 5 years of hard work, the Live Music Act became law on 1st October 2012 which could enable 13,000 more venues to start holding music events. Talyn Rahman-Figueroa, Director of Grassroot Diplomat said, “Grassroot diplomacy empowers the voiceless, defines a path for the hopeless, and restores faith to influencers. The Initiative Award seeks to build trust again between the ‘us and them’ and bring people of all statuses together.” Lord Clement-Jones is committed to engaging the grassroots in its combined efforts to change policy practices, and for this, his efforts are being recognised here.
Over 50 high-level government officials have been nominated in 3 categories but there can only be six winners.
Nominated under the Policy Driver category, Lord Clemet-Jones has been instrumental in delivering the Live Music Act. This legislation removes some of the bureaucracy introduced by the 2003 Licensing Act which disrupted many businesses from having live musical performances at small venues. By understanding the music industry and consulting widely with its grassroots members, Lord Clement-Jones designed the policy behind the Bill and after 5 years of hard work, the Live Music Act became law on 1st October 2012 which could enable 13,000 more venues to start holding music events. Talyn Rahman-Figueroa, Director of Grassroot Diplomat said, “Grassroot diplomacy empowers the voiceless, defines a path for the hopeless, and restores faith to influencers. The Initiative Award seeks to build trust again between the ‘us and them’ and bring people of all statuses together.” Lord Clement-Jones is committed to engaging the grassroots in its combined efforts to change policy practices, and for this, his efforts are being recognised here.
Over 50 high-level government officials have been nominated in 3 categories but there can only be six winners.
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