re Dave the Gnome's last post. Surely it's the Musicians Union that has the motto is 'Keep music live'? And it seems to live up to it, and is sympoatetoc be supportive in such matters.

The PRS motto is 'Helping Music Grow' - which of course is often the last thing it does. And it's a regsutered Charity at that!

The PRS thing is a separate issue, and an important one at that. Maybe a separate thread about it would be a better way to try to open it up - this PEL stuff is quite complicated enough.