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Mike Weatherley to advise PM on IP

By | Published on Friday 13 September 2013

Mike Weatherley

Former music business exec and now MP for Hove, Mike Weatherley, has been appointed as the Prime Minister’s adviser on intellectual property, with a particular focus on “enforcement issues relating to the creative industries”.

Best known in music circles for his work with Pete Waterman, Weatherley also spent time as VP for the Motion Picture Licensing Company so has experience of the film industry too.

Confirming his new adviser role, Weatherley told CMU: “I am honoured to be been appointed as the Prime Minister’s adviser on intellectual property. The creative industries are incredibly important to Britain’s economy so it is only right that the government focuses on enforcement issues. I look forward to working with the Prime Minster and my ministerial colleagues on addressing the challenges that face the film and music industries”.



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