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2,528,924,664,325 uses of music processed by PRS in 2015 up from 106,687,215,748 in 2011. 24 times increase. Wow.

UK Creative Industries update from DCMS, shows importance of supporting tech sector bit.ly/1nAvflO

"State of the Commons" report published - read it here: stateof.creativecommons.org/2015/ - now over 1 billion CC licensed works!

DCMS 'green paper' on the BBC released for public consultation: bit.ly/DCMS_BBC_gp

Brand new on @Kickstarter: Made with Creative Commons: A book on open business models by Creative Commons kck.st/1fCU0d1

Very comprehensive update to WIPO "Study on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and Archives": bit.ly/WIPO_L_A

Amazing! RT @rafat: Uber growth: almost half of all ground transportation business expenses at companies is now Uber! skift.com/2015/04/07/spe…

#AT15 Jake Berger BBC - well said! 1. Digitise your stuff 2. Describe it semantically 3. Publish online w/ linked open data

LEGO Movie was snubbed in #Oscarnoms for Best Animated Feature. How its co-director responded: on.wsj.com/17LnMbb

We'll be launching our State of the Commons report tomorrow - our most revealing data yet on the impact of free & open content. Stay tuned!

Promising Orphan Works initiative from the UK Intellectual Property Office: bit.ly/IPOorph

Excellent! Update on Vogel's 'Entertainment Industry Economics' finally coming out end of the year - bit.ly/EIE_Vogel

Key takeaway from @IPTC #phmdc14 Technology Session: Focus on simplicity when designing the new video metadata standard.

Highly recommended > RT @The_BLN Business of Software UK Conference 25/26 June ow.ly/xyPKf #BoS2014

“We see 3rd parties registering unique IDs for videos because they’re needed but content owners don’t provide one.”—@pamdfisher at #phmdc14

Increasinging heated "OK Glass!" being heard around UK offices - Google Glass does like US accents (so far)!

Excellent CC support from French gov - initial support news here bit.ly/1lFZpy3 and today's news here: bit.ly/CC_FranceGov

Interesting 'open source retreat' at Stripe - 3 month support for developer with a strong open source concept: stripe.com/blog/stripe-op…