Eric Nicoli
Eric Nicoli
Eric Luciano Nicoli, CBEwas CEO of EMI Group plc between 12 January 2007 and August 2007, having previously been Executive Chairman of the group since July 1999...
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BASCAP is about commanding respect for intellectual property in all its forms, regardless of industry or geography,
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The withdrawal of our application allows additional time to reassess regulators' concerns and to pursue solutions simultaneously in Europe and the U.S,
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Today's results show that EMI Group had a successful first half, delivering significant growth in both revenues and profits, and that both our recorded music and music publishing divisions made good progress during the period,
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We've moved on from the days when the main impact of digital technology was to harm our industry by facilitating rampant online and physical theft. The day is surely within our sights when digital growth outstrips physical decline and we can all compete for share of a growing pie.
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Now that it is clear that, in the current regulatory environment, a merger with another major music company cannot be pursued at acceptable cost and risk, we will proceed as an independent, music-focused group.
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The pessimists will say that's a problem, but our research suggest that the net effect of unbundling is a positive.
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We live in an age where virtually every sector in every country on the planet is contaminated by piracy and counterfeiting and this is having devastating effects on our businesses, the economy and wider society.
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We remain confident that digital music will return the industry to growth in due course.
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We're finally seeing a raft of new initiatives from really big players. This stuff is happening all day, every day now.
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We're at year zero -- if that -- with mobile.
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We are seeing progress and we are at least containing piracy.
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This is not about raising prices. It's about getting the most effective charging structure.
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Piracy remains a real problem for virtually every sector in every country in the world.
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Piracy in all its forms has been the major factor in this reversal but not the only factor.