To urge the British government toward a more comprehensive set of measures to quell the problem of piracy in the U.K., several notable musicians have signed a letter encouraging British Prime Minister David Cameron to put more pressure on websites, search engines and advertisers to help put pirates out of business for good.
You can read the full letter — which was signed by Pete Townshend, Robert Plant, Brian May and Elton John, among others — below:
SIR - As the world's focus turns to Britain, there is an opportunity to stimulate growth in sectors where Britain has a competitive edge. Our creative industries represent one such sector, which creates jobs at twice the speed of the rest of the economy.
Britain's share of the global music market is higher than ever with British artists, led by Adele, breaking through to global stardom. As a digitally advanced nation whose language is spoken around the world, Britain is well-positioned to increase its exports in the digital age. Competition in the creative sector is in talent and innovation, not labour costs or raw materials.
