ALCS welcomes MPs' PLR call

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 28/03/2011 - 16:05 The Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) has welcomed a group of MPs' call for it to administer the Public Lending Right (PLR), amid uncertainty about its future. In a report issued by the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, the MPs said it was "disturbing" the government did not reveal the plans to abolish the PLR body with its registrar Jim Parker before announcing its closure. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]

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