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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We remain confident that digital music will return the industry to growth in due course.
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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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BASCAP is about commanding respect for intellectual property in all its forms, regardless of industry or geography,
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In the financial year just ending, we have outperformed the industry on the most important measures, ... In recorded music, we have enjoyed market share gains, with sales for the full year close to last year's level.
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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 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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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.
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We are seeing progress and we are at least containing piracy.
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I'm not persuaded by the argument that a single price deters piracy, ... I'm not persuaded of the fact that a lower price deters piracy. What I am persuaded of is that making music more convenient and better value is a deterrent to piracy.
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I'm not persuaded by the argument that a single price deters piracy,
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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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This is not about raising prices. It's about getting the most effective charging structure.
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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,