Pete Woodroffe

Songwriter/Producer based in London. Elected Council Member of @PRSforMusic. Check out @whosmolly. #brokenrecord

[Iain Dey @IainDey]

If you are pining for some new, classic rock, then you should check out this song written by my next door neighbour (who used to produce Def Leppard) - and literally recorded next door.

Switch It Up https://t.co/GfR1tTTMeY

[Ed Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex]

Baroness Kidron may have saved the UK's creative industries with her speech in the House of Lords today.

She managed to get the House of Lords to approve her amendments to the Data (Use and Access) Bill, which among other things requires overseas gen AI companies to respect UK copyright law if they sell their products in the UK. (As a reminder, it is illegal to train commercial gen AI models on ©️ work without a licence in the UK.)

What's astonishing is that her amendments passed despite @UKLabour reportedly being whipped to vote against them, and the Conservatives largely abstaining. Essentially, Labour voted against the amendments, and *everyone else who voted* voted to protect copyright holders.

This should give you some sense of the strength of feeling over the government's plans to upend copyright law to favour AI companies.

The bill still has to go through the Commons. But, as it stands, it would require generative AI companies selling their products in the UK to license any copyrighted training data they use.

This is what standing up for the creative industries looks like. I strongly suggest you watch her entire speech.

(If you want to read it instead, the link to the transcript is in the first reply ⬇️)

[Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins]

Notable moment in the Oval Office where Trump says “Europe is loaning the money to Ukraine” and “they’re getting their money back” when Macron interrupted to say, “No, in fact, to be frank, we paid. We paid 60% of the total effort.”

[Crispin Hunt @crispinhunt]

Last chance to submit to the Gov’ts consultation on AI & ©. Easy template below.

[Pete Woodroffe @PeteW25]

@crispinhunt Thanks for this Mr President! done!

[Pete Woodroffe @PeteW25]

https://t.co/3ViqQpjXV1

[Pete Woodroffe @PeteW25]

As you probably know I’ve been focussing on my work on the PRS Member’s Council and haven’t been doing much writing, but a song I wrote/produced with the band Kaviani is coming out on March 7th and we’d really appreciate any pre-saves on Spotify:

https://t.co/ZhzSBwM4wM

[Pete Woodroffe @PeteW25]

@crispinhunt @Mike_Batt @PRSforMusic But the MC are all Directors

[Pete Woodroffe @PeteW25]

@Mike_Batt @crispinhunt @PRSforMusic Totally agree, confusing isn’t it?! Actually all the elected members of the MC are Directors of PRS. The elected Board members are Directors of PRS for Music and they report to the MC.

[Pete Woodroffe @PeteW25]

I’m standing in the PRS MC election. If you’re a voting writer please watch my video. If you haven’t received your voting email or letter let me know. Thanks!

https://t.co/fFvJpMGmKr

#PRSforMusic
#Songwriter
#PRSAGM
#IvorsAcademy
#Voting

[Pete Woodroffe @PeteW25]

@PRSforMusic @andreacmartin2 @MusicWeek @NovaTwinsMusic @ShauniCaballero @MaeganCottone @RalphPeer Congratulations! 🥳🥂🍾👏🏻👏🏻

[Tom Gray @MrTomGray]

This is remarkable.

A hugely respected competition expert calling @spotify out.

#BrokenRecord

[Pete Woodroffe @PeteW25]

@crispinhunt @CarlaMarieUK @KevinBrennanMP Congratulations! X

[Pete Woodroffe @PeteW25]

Incredible new single by Who’s Molly? (For once I’m allowed to say that as I didn’t write or produce it🥳🤣)
https://t.co/QItApa2dr0

[Pete Woodroffe @PeteW25]

@MeggNicol @JacquiNorton 👏🏻👏🏻💪🏻

[Pete Woodroffe @PeteW25]

@VVbrown Missed you @PRSforMusic Hope it went OK 🤞🏻

[Pete Woodroffe @PeteW25]

@westonfront @BT @BTBusiness

[Pete Woodroffe @PeteW25]

@westonfront @BT Totally agree. And yet it was disingenuously marketed as an update. Shocking.

[Pete Woodroffe @PeteW25]

Like a bit of Rock?! Check out the brand new single from @_kaviani_ Kaviani produced by Barnes legend @crazyjoecola 👌🏻👏🏻

[Pete Woodroffe @PeteW25]

Only Emma would rewrite and re-record a lyric to help two fans relate to a song more 🏳️‍🌈

[Emma Stevens @estevensmusic]

🩷❤️🧡💛💙💜 In honour of #Pride2023 and marking this songs 10th anniversary, here is a lyric video for “Once” - Pride Mix. Enjoy! 🩷❤️🧡💛💙💜

https://t.co/CXUNii2OGA