What we stand for

We believe in:

Growth Drivers:   Industry collaboration, innovation, and competition are key to growth in tech and creative industries.

Government Support:  Light-touch regulation, pro-competitive markets, and support for innovation are crucial for the success of our sectors.

Cultural Businesses’ Impact:  Creative retail and cultural businesses are vital for healthy high streets, local economies, and community vitality.

Metadata: as the foundation for the entertainment economy, transparency and creator remuneration.

What we want to support your success

Pillars of our advocacy are:

· Implementation of the personality (image/publicity right) in the UK.

Improve interoperability, creator revenue opportunities and controls.

· Support systemic R&D for growth

Pro-innovation, focus on data and infrastructure efficiencies and improvements

· Light touch regulation approach: One-size regulation holds back growth and competitiveness.

Voluntary stakeholder partnerships and licensing drive growth.

· Give breaks on business rates to independent record shops.

ERA Manifesto for cultural businesses on high streets

Music, video and games is a significant business, not just economically where sales are currently over £12 billion a year, but also culturally.

Our manifesto "Defining what we stand for" sets out our values, principles and goals as an Association.