Sergeant Peter Vs the Pop Pirates ; . . . Or How a Veteran of the Hippie Era Is Waging War On Behalf of the Record Industry
Mail on Sunday › February 16, 2004
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Peter Jamieson had a painless introduction to the music business after leaving the world of advertising. His first job was as an EMI rep selling The Beatles' classic Sergeant Pepper album to record stores. Now, almost 37 years on, his latest task is infinitely harder saving the music business.
Jamieson, who went on to become boss of The Beatles' record company EMI, is chairman of the British Phonographic Industry, which represents the labels behind most of British music.See the full content of this document
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Sergeant Peter Vs the Pop Pirates ; . . . Or How a Veteran of the Hippie Era Is Waging War On Behalf of the Record Industry
As he takes his seat at the Brit Awards on Tuesday, he will be planning the industry's fightback against arguably its biggest threat the drain on profits caused by the illegal free downloading of songs from the internet.
Jamieson, 58, is on the brink of unleashing his lawyers on the music...See the full content of this document
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